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The sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to their habitat such as the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills on the American Great Plains. Sandhill cranes are known to frequent the edges of bodies of water.
Cranes are large, long-legged, and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances". One species has been recorded in Michigan. Sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis
Sandhill cranes breed and spend the warmer months across the northern United States, ... Michigan, Ontario and other places in the Midwest, Lacy said. Sandhills can be found in all 72 Wisconsin ...
The species with the smallest estimated population is the whooping crane, which is conservatively thought to number 50–249 mature individuals, [5] and the one with the largest is the sandhill crane, which has an estimated population of 450,000–550,000 mature individuals.
One of only two kinds of cranes in North America, sandhill cranes converge on central Nebraska's Platte River to rest as they head to breeding grounds farther north in Canada, Alaska, and Siberia ...
Sandhill cranes flew over Kalispell, Montana. Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Early fall is said to be an ideal, less-congested time to drive along Montana's famous Going-to-the-Sun ...
Wild turkeys in Clyde Eastern bluebirds in Michigan Sandhill crane in Michigan Kirtland warbler in Michigan Mute swan in Michigan Downy woodpecker in Michigan. American bittern (Botanus lentiginosus) American black duck (Anas rubripes) American coot (Fulica americana) American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
We cruised into Bosque del Apache around 3 p.m. and slowly circulated around the driving loop. We watched as two sandhill cranes swooped in to make a water landing and saw four deer crossing the road.