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Category: Other Summer Activities
Each fall, thousands of sandhill cranes migrate south via various wetlands including Crex Meadows in Wisconsin. At this time of year there are usually thousands of cranes gathering there! Cranes spend their days in nearby farm fields and return to the wetland each evening in the hour before sunset. This is a free event organized by …
Viewing Sandhill Cranes — Friends of Crex visitors’ center, near Grantsburg, WIView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Here’s another opportunity to see migrating sandhill cranes! The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, near Zimmerman, is a location where thousands of cranes stop by each fall in late Oct/Early Nov. Cranes spend their days in nearby farm fields and return to the refuge each evening in the hour before sunset (5 pm for our date- …