sandhill crane

noun

sand·hill crane ˈsand-ˌhil-

: a crane (Grus canadensis) of North America and Siberia that has a red crown and is chiefly bluish gray tinged with a sandy yellow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Visitors may also spot sandhill cranes, roseate spoonbills, wood storks and bald eagles along the way. —

Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2023 Roughly 27,000 sandhill cranes have already arrived along the river between the towns of Chapman and Overton, according to the latest figures from the nonprofit Crane Trust, which conducts a weekly count of the cranes. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2023 After four rare whooping cranes were shot and killed in Oklahoma, conservationists worry about the fate of the endangered bird in Wisconsin if a sandhill crane hunt were to be approved in Wisconsin. —

Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2022 Since then, Carroll says he’s worked with a number of other animals, wild and domestic —everything from a sandhill crane that lost a leg to sea turtles that lost a flipper. —

Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2022 The sandhill crane is considered a game species in Arizona, meaning the birds can be hunted for sport. —

Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022 Overhunting and habitat fragmentation are believed to have led to a decline in sandhill crane populations by the mid-20th century. —

Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022 Leaders of sanctuary report several fowl have been euthanized, including peacocks, pea hens, emus, ostrich, Guinea fowl, an owl, crow and sandhill crane. —

Leon Stafford, ajc, 23 Sep. 2022 Hampshire County: a least bittern and four marsh wrens at Great Pond in Hatfield, a sandhill crane in flight at Quabbin Reservoir Park near the Windsor Dam, and two continuing blue grosbeaks at the Honey Pot in Hadley. —

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Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sandhill crane was in 1805

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