News Release North Platte/Lincoln County Visitors Bureau
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.-Starting now and running through mid-April, more than 400,000 Sandhill Cranes will spend about six weeks in the North Platte River Valley on their way north to Canada and Siberia. While these incredible creatures visit, they don’t just stand around - they court. This means dancing, leaping, and bowing to prospective partners. The show they put on is quite a sight to behold! This migration event draws people from all over the globe, and it can be experienced right here in North Platte.
Dusty Trails offers Sandhill Crane Tours daily from March 15th through April 9th. There are morning and evening blind tours available that offer breathtaking views of the Sandhill Cranes ascending/descending to the wide and shallow riverbeds of the North Platte River. There are also bus tours during the day which take you out into the cornfields to watch the birds perform their unique dances and mating rituals. This tour is set at their most active courting time and allows plenty of time for photography. The tours are also very reasonably priced, at $40 per person, making this a great affordable activity for the whole family!
For more information, to purchase your tickets, or to watch a video of these incredible birds in North Platte, head to VisitNorthPlatte.com/SpringBirding/
