Sandhill Crane Migration
We were so blessed yesterday to have had the priviledge to see a huge group of Sandhill Cranes migrating over our house. In the information we read about them it said that they congregate in huge numbers to migrate….I’d say so! Here is a photo of Sandhill Cranes that I got from another site. I wish I could have thought quick enough to get my camera, but they were just too fast flying over.
My son came blasting into the house yelling, at first making me think we were on the way to the hospital again:), but thank the Lord it was just an excited yell because he could hear them coming. So we all jumped up and ran out onto the sidewalk to see several large V formations of the beautiful birds flying overhead. The sound they were giving off was amazing! If you visit THIS website you can hear their call, just multiply it by about 50!
According to what I read, this is the time of year to see the Sandhill Cranes migrating. They are mostly located in the Northwestern areas of the United States and Canada during the summer months, and in California, Southern Florida, Texas and Mexico during the winter months. We would only see them here in Kentucky when they are migrating, so it was quite a treat!
If you visit the above linked website you can also read up on some other interesting information about Sandhill Cranes such as they choose a mate for life and migrate with their offspring!
We’ve checked out a couple of books from our library to learn more, including the following:
Luck by Jean Craighead George
I love everything that I’ve read of Ms. George’s, so I’m sure this is a lovely book.
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