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Sandhill Cranes
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Well they are back! Do these things roost up in trees? Thanks
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are there trees on the sandhills?????
No. Sandhill cranes never roost in trees. They prefer swamps and tall grass lands, and roosting on the ground.
Me and the boss have been hearing them the last couple of days. We are supposed to get 6 - 10 inches of heavy wet snow tonight and their cries seem a bit more mournful than usual. I guess they regret rushing back here this soon. Bob
Not here yet....
Roost on the Platte river here in central Nebraska. Lots of them. 😎 😎
They have been leaving NM since mid Feb. From here they go to the San Luis Valley in Colorado. Many go on to the Platte River in Nebraska before going on into Canada, others go into Wyoming and Montana. They generally spend nights on islands and sand bars in rivers, but also marshes and sometimes in fields. We have fed a family group that spend the day in an old burn scar in the forest along the Rio Grande. Open enough they could see around them, but fairly well hidden from human eyes.
I am in eastern SD and they like our area.
Have not heard or seen any yet this year.
Interesting birds. We get alot of them in the ag. fields around there. They seem to start with 2 siblings and end up with one?!
I really enjoy hearing the V formation flocks coming overhead around here a couple times a year! Many will roost for a time in the big farm fields nearby. They are another beautiful bird to watch!
I saw my first swan yesterday, ice is still on the river.
You know why one side of a bird V formation is always longer than the other?
There are more birds on that side.
Now that is a great picture!
Brookwood-Love it!
You been hangin" with Savage170 a little too much.😣