Nebraska – Sandhill Crane Migration
March 2023
Photography Tour by Wildside Nature Tours
Highlights
Hands-on photo instruction for wildlife and landscape photography with Nikon Professional Jennifer Leigh Warner
Photograph the largest wildlife migration in North America as over half a million sandhill cranes arrive during their spring migration.
Learn about the importance of the ecosystem along the Platte River and why this is such a critical stopover location for migrating birds.
Photograph from photography blinds positioned along the Platte River for ideal viewing of the cranes as they take off from the river in the morning and return to the river in the evening.
Tour Focus: Photography
Scheduled Tours: March 18-22, 2023
Trip Leader: Jennifer Leigh Warner
Tour Cost: $3,300 PP
Group Size: 3
Highlights of Nebraska – Sandhill Crane Migration:
Experience One of the Earth's Greatest Migrations
Every year from mid/late February to mid-April, one million Sandhill Cranes migrate on the Platte River Valley in order to 'fuel up' before resuming their northward migration.
The Platte River is home to the largest crane roost in the world! During the month of March, over 1 million cranes visit this area along the Platte River. They come as they have for thousands of years to this stretch of the Platte River—over one million—to rest, feed and congregate in astonishing numbers before pushing on to their breeding grounds in the north. Now, as never before, you can experience the wonder of North America’s great Sandhill Crane migration.
The arrival of the cranes on Nebraska’s Platte River—and the millions of other migratory birds that visit each spring—is one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on the continent. Peak viewing times occur at dawn and sunset, meaning there is an extremely short and exclusive window to experience this awe-inspiring scene.
Length of Tour: 5 Days
Brief Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive in Omaha, NE, overnight in Omaha
Day 2: Travel to Kearney, NE, Evening in Photography Blind
Day 3: Morning in Photography Blind, Field Photography, Evening Photography Blind
Day 4: Morning in Photography Blind, Field Photography, Evening Photography Blind
Day 5: Morning in Photography Blind, Field Photography, transfer to Omaha for evening flight