
Sandhill cranes land at dusk on sandbars in the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb., where they will spend the night, Wednesday, March 31, 2010. The cranes, on their annual migration north, stop over along the Platte River in central Nebraska for rest and food

Thousands of sandhill cranes crowd sandbars in the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb., at dusk where they will spend the night, Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

Sandhill cranes populate sandbars in the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb., at dusk, Wednesday, March 31, 2010. The cranes, on their annual migration north, stop over along the Platte River in central Nebraska for rest and food

Sandhill cranes compete for territory in a field near Fort Kearney, Neb., Wednesday, March 31, 2010. The cranes, on their annual migration north, stop over along the Platte River in central Nebraska for rest and food