crane count

Living with cranes, sharing their space

Living with cranes, sharing their space

For the past ten years, our first sight and sound of Sandhill Cranes at Fair Meadows has been a gentle unison call and the graceful glide of a pair descending into the sedge meadow south of our house.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Annual Midwest Crane Count - Columbia County Audubon Lands

Annual Midwest Crane Count - Columbia County Audubon Lands

The Annual Midwest Crane Count, which originated in Columbia County in 1976, has evolved to include 100 counties with over 2,500 volunteers each year. It provides the International Crane Foundation with valuable data used to monitor the eastern population of Sandhill Cranes and Whooping Cranes.

Photo by Mick Thompson