Date: 12/8/25 6:44 am From: Daniel Getman <000003a484abda6a-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Sandhill Cranes Flying Over Forest Park in St. Louis 12/7
To that great list, I would add one I just discovered this fall: Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, near Grantsburg, WI. I was there in late Sept and saw a lot of sandhill cranes. But I understand their numbers peak in October. I was really impressed with the Crex Meadows habitat. It’s a huge area.
Home - Friends of Crexcrexmeadows.org
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You could also combine the trip with a stop at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI, which has been instrumental in crane conservation around the world and has an active breeding program. It’s a unique opportunity to view all 15 species of cranes. Baraboo is just NW of Madison, WI.
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Home - International Crane Foundationsavingcranes.org
Relative to my note a few days ago about a “spoofing scam”, nothing so far. But if you’re concerned, you can go to these websites yourself. Dan Dan Getman, Kirksville, northeast MO
On Dec 8, 2025, at 8:20 AM, Edge Wade <1edgewade...> wrote:
If, like me, you are a birder with a deep set aversion to cold and snow (among my unfavoritest four-letter words), There are alternative places and times to frigid central Nebraska, especially in winter, to experience the sights of dancing cranes and their soul-rending calls. Here is a list of my favorite Sandhill Crane wintering sites: 1. Bosque del Apache NWR, Socorro Co., New Mexico.2. Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Cochise Co., Arizona3. Bitter Lake NWR, Chaves Co., New Mexico 4. Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR (Unit 1), Imperial Co., California5. Jasper-Pulaski FWA, Jasper Co., Indiana6. Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, Meigs Co., Tennessee Edge WadeColumbia, <MO1edgewade...> On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM Lisa Saffell <lesfstl...> wrote:
Congrats Mark! This past Thursday I was ending my day at BK Leach, sitting in my truck enjoying a hot thermos of soup and watching the sun go down when I had between 30 and 40 fly over me. Like edge, I get shivers too when I hear them! I highly recommend a trip to Kearney Nebraska for the Crane Festival in the spring. It’s truly a magical experience.
“A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” — Maya Angelou Lisa Saffell, St. <Louis...>/<lisasaffell...>/stl_birder
On 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, CIGCity of St. LouisForest Park <Owlsforestparkowls.blogspot.commglenshaw...>: @forestparkowlsInstagram: @forestparkowls.com
