There aren't Nebraska Sandhills. These are from New Mexico, and they are palling around with snow geese.
Thanks for a lovely pix. It would be a wonderful sight to see.
Here’s this:
2019 Sandhill Crane Watch
Every year from late February to early April, over 600,000 Sandhill Cranes migrate on the Platte River Valley, Nebraska, in order to fuel up before resuming their northward migration.