The Crane Trust is a habitat conservation nonprofit organization located on the beautiful Platte River in South Central Nebraska. In addition to offering tours of one of the greatest migrations in the world, the Trust works year-round to protect and preserve nearly 10,000 acres of critical habitat for endangered Whooping Cranes, Sandhill Cranes, and countless other species sharing fragile river and prairie ecosystems.
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Explore a variety of options for crane viewing tours in March, both in person and virtual.
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Take a break from the ordinary to explore our trails, art gallery, gift shop, exhibits, and more!
On Wednesday the 17th we saw 0 sandhill cranes between Overton and Chapman, NE. This year we had a gradual climb to peak numbers in week 7, March 28th, with 486,000 sandhill cranes. Over 175 whooping cranes used the Platte River this Spring! This brings our crane season officially to a close.
On Monday we estimated 57,000 +/- 4,200 Sandhill Cranes between Overton and Chapman NE. This is a whopping (or should I say whooping) 85% decrease from last Wednesday.
This week on April 3rd, we saw 392,000 +/- 55,000 Sandhill Cranes between Overton, NE, and Chapman, NE. This is around a 24% decrease from what we saw last week. However, we saw a substantial increase in the western segments, specifically between Kearney and Gibbon. We are actually back to beating some records, as the previous record for week 8 (March 31st-April 6th) is 310,000 in 2003!
