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Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
37.5799, -106.149
Field Notes
Description:
Sandhills are the most common of all the world's cranes. A fossil from the Miocene Epoch, some ten million years ago, was found to be structurally the same as the modern sandhill crane. Today, these large birds are found predominately in North America. They range south to Mexico and Cuba, and as far west as Siberia.
Habitat:
Found in the Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge in the San Luis Valley in Colorado.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 24, 2013
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