On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM jmi888 <
<00000518a961a94e-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> And if you do go to Nebraska to be amazed by the cranes, take a morning to
> see the Prairie Chickens. Another amazing experience.
>
> Joanne Dial
>
>
>
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> From: Lisa Saffell <lesfstl...>
> Date: 12/8/25 9:21 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: <MOBIRDS-L...>
> Subject: Re: Sandhill Cranes Flying Over Forest Park in St. Louis 12/7
>
> Thanks for all the great trip ideas!
>
>
> “A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a
> song.” — Maya Angelou
>
> Lisa Saffell, St. Louis
> @instagram.com/lisasaffell
> @instagram.com/stl_birder
>
> On Dec 8, 2025, at 9:07 AM, Edge Wade <1edgewade...> wrote:
>
>
> Someday I hope to get to the International Crane Foundation (but not in
> winter!)
>
> I should have included Muleshoe NWR, Bailey Co., Texas in my list, which
> is based on wintering populations where cold and snow are not major factors
> and where now and then a Common Crane may be found. But as to cold, that
> December day at Hiawassee NWR looking for the Hooded Crane among the
> Sandhills was well into the top 10 of the coldest, most miserable, painful
> days I've spent birding (including Attu and our own beloved
> Riverlands)--and the Hooded Crane was later ruled not countable due to
> unknown origin.
>
> Edge Wade
> <1edgewade...>
>
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM Daniel Getman <daniel.p.getman...>
> wrote:
>
>> 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 Crex <https://crexmeadows.org/> >> crexmeadows.org
>> [image: cropped-favicon-180x180.png] <https://crexmeadows.org/> >> <https://crexmeadows.org/> >>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> [image: grey_crowned_cranes_daniel_dolpire_600-2.jpg]
>>
>> Home - International Crane Foundation <https://savingcranes.org/> >> savingcranes.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., Arizona
>> 3. Bitter Lake NWR, Chaves Co., New Mexico
>> 4. Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR (Unit 1), Imperial Co., California
>> 5. Jasper-Pulaski FWA, Jasper Co., Indiana
>> 6. Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, Meigs Co., Tennessee
>>
>> Edge Wade
>> Columbia, MO
>> <1edgewade...>
>>
>> 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
>>> @instagram.com/lisasaffell
>>> @instagram.com/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, CIG
>>> City of St. Louis
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>>> <https://www.instagram.com/forestparkowls/> >>>
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