Wild Bird Wednesday

Sandhill Crane Migration 

 On December 8th, hundreds of Sandhill Cranes passed over my house on their way south.  This is a success story as many crane species are facing extinction.  Though one might note the late date of this migration as the temperatures in the northern United States and Canada were unusually warm into early December.  This group is thought to be from Canada and other groups migrate further west through Nebraska.  The Sandhill Crane is facing competition for their  normal food sources from the snow geese who have also increased in numbers and migrate the same passages.  So though considered successful, they are not out of the woods .... 

Andrea