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I have lived in northeast Florida all my life and never saw these until we moved 60 miles to the southeast. Just that little bit of distance and they’re everywh
by cbdevidal 11mo ago
I have lived in northeast Florida all my life and never saw these until we moved 60 miles to the southeast. Just that little bit of distance and they’re everywhere. Really enjoy watching and hearing them.
- macintux 11mo agoI rarely see them in Indiana, but hearing them fly overhead while migrating is a joy. Such a distinctive call. I just discovered there's a map of places to find them: https://sandhillfinder.savingcranes.org/near https://sandhillfinder.savingcranes.org/near
- stockresearcher 11mo agoIn the NW, from the lake down to the Kankakee River, there are a number of state park, national park, and private nature reserve properties that host huge numbers of them. Essentially, what you need is preserved wetlands and they will land. But yeah, that is not the kind of land farmers want to keep around.
- macintux 11mo agoI almost mentioned the Jasper-Pulaski FWA. I've visited once or twice during migration season, very impressive. Depressing, however, just how much smaller the wetlands are now thanks to settlement. Up to 1 million acres lost.