Date: 12/8/25 5:12 am From: Edge Wade <1edgewade...> Subject: Re: Sandhill Cranes Flying Over Forest Park in St. Louis 12/7
Congrats, Mark. The gruuu gruuu gruuu of the cranes is the basis of the
onomatopoeic Latin word for the crane genus = *grus*. For me, the sound of
Sandhill Cranes is the essence of wild. I get a pleasant shiver up the
spine when I hear it.
Edge Wade
On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 7:05 AM Mark Glenshaw <mglenshaw...> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I heard and then saw 8-10 Sandhill Cranes flying over Pagoda Circle in
> Forest Park in St. Louis going W-SW yesterday at 3:40pm. They were lifers
> for me! I heard this sound that I did not know exactly but was slightly
> familiar and I looked up and clearly saw their coloration and the extended
> crane neck in flight. I got my binos on them for a second but they were
> too fast for my camera. I realized later why the sound was slightly
> familiar-I regularly hear the St. Louis Zoo's Sarus Crane calling from its
> enclosure. Such a cool sighting!
>
> Sincerely,
> Mark
>
> Mark H.X. Glenshaw, CIG
> City of St. Louis
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