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Whooping Cranes in Illinois

· Pretty good bird to start 2020 ·

  • Paul McCaslin
  • Birding
  • Jan 13, 2020
Whooping crane in flight

Whooping cranes in Illinois? As a former resident of Nebraska, home of the great Sandhill crane migration, I got really excited when I heard that there have been a pair of whoopers observed in Randolph County, IL. I grew up watching the sandhill crane spectacle, and in the process managed a few sighting of whooping…