For the past several weeks, Prairie residents have welcomed the spring migration of sandhill cranes on their way to northern wetlands in Canada, Alaska, and western Siberia. The large flocks wheel searching for thermals, then continue north. Their stuccato call truly marks the arrival of spring.
Sandhill Crane, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Sandhill Crane, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology