sandhill crane
noun
sand·hill crane
ˈsand-ˌhil- 
: a crane (Antigone canadensis) of North America and Siberia that has a red crown and is chiefly bluish gray tinged with a sandy yellow
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Fossil records suggest sandhill cranes have been making this journey for more than 10 million years.
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Migratory sandhill cranes spend winters in warm places like Mexico and Texas and then make their way as far north as Alaska, stopping off along the way to bulk up at grain and cornfields.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Each spring, for close to a million years, hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes converge on the Platte River Valley in central Nebraska.
—Erinn Springer, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The sandhill cranes follow the Central Flyway, a major migration corridor stretching from the southern United States to the northern tundra of Canada, Alaska, and even Siberia.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Migratory sandhill cranes spend winters in warm places like Mexico and Texas and then make their way as far north as Alaska, stopping off along the way to bulk up at grain and cornfields.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Each spring, for close to a million years, hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes converge on the Platte River Valley in central Nebraska.
—Erinn Springer, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The sandhill cranes follow the Central Flyway, a major migration corridor stretching from the southern United States to the northern tundra of Canada, Alaska, and even Siberia.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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sandhill crane
noun
sand·hill crane
ˌsand-ˌhil-
: a crane of North America and Siberia that is chiefly bluish gray with red on the top of the head
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