Oregon Field Guide
Sandhill Cranes
Clip: Season 14 | 8m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Sandhill cranes can fly 35 miles per hour and go hundreds of miles non-stop.
One group of sandhill cranes skips the long migration to California and spends winter at Sauvie Island, near Portland. In summer, they head only to British Columbia, while other populations venture farther north to Alaska. This information was gleaned by researcher Gary Ivey after he put satellite trackers on the legs of cranes in Oregon and again in Alaska.
Oregon Field Guide is a local public television program presented by OPB
Oregon Field Guide
Sandhill Cranes
Clip: Season 14 | 8m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
One group of sandhill cranes skips the long migration to California and spends winter at Sauvie Island, near Portland. In summer, they head only to British Columbia, while other populations venture farther north to Alaska. This information was gleaned by researcher Gary Ivey after he put satellite trackers on the legs of cranes in Oregon and again in Alaska.
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