Date: 12/8/25 5:39 am From: Mark Glenshaw <mglenshaw...> Subject: Re: Sandhill Cranes Flying Over Forest Park in St. Louis 12/7
Thank you, Edge! Good to know about the genus name and its origins.
That's great that the sound of Sandhill Cranes has such resonance for you.
I understand that feeling-I feel the same way about the calls of Great
Horned Owls. :)
On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM Edge Wade <1edgewade...> wrote:
> 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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