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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
Dec. 1—The migratory, majestic sandhill cranes have been wintering in the Rio Grande Valley for millennia, but these days, they do it with a little help from their friends at Bosque del Apache ...
The eastern migratory population of sandhill cranes, believed to number around 110,000, largely summer in Michigan, Wisconsin and Canada. During the fall, they fly south .
Clockwise from top left: blue cranes, sandhill cranes, grey crowned cranes, and red-crowned cranes Cranes are tall wading birds in the family Gruidae. Cranes are found on every continent except for South America and Antarctica and inhabit a variety of open habitats, although most species prefer to live near water. [ 1 ]
Many people were amazed and pleasantly surprised to see thousands of sandhill cranes gathered near the Wisconsin River in Baraboo this past weekend, Nov. 11-12.
The nesting territory of common cranes is variable and is based on the local habitat. It can range in size from variously 2 to 500 ha (4.9 to 1,235.5 acres). In common with sandhill cranes (and no other crane species), common cranes "paint" their bodies with mud or decaying vegetation, apparently in order to blend into their nesting environment.
Sandhill cranes stop at Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area during fall migration south. People flock to marvel; staff and volunteers count.