Fayette County

Sandhill crane migration a harbinger of spring

A sure sign that spring is near in Kentucky is the waning of the annual migration of sandhill cranes. Warmer weather last week sent most of the remaining birds further north from Cecilia, west of Elizabethtown, and the Barren River. Peak numbers at Cecilia were about 6,800 last week, but only stragglers were there by Saturday, according to John Brunjes, migratory bird program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Birds along that flyway winter as far south as central Florida. The birds nest in Ontario, Michigan and Wisconsin.
A sure sign that spring is near in Kentucky is the waning of the annual migration of sandhill cranes. Warmer weather last week sent most of the remaining birds further north from Cecilia, west of Elizabethtown, and the Barren River. Peak numbers at Cecilia were about 6,800 last week, but only stragglers were there by Saturday, according to John Brunjes, migratory bird program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Birds along that flyway winter as far south as central Florida. The birds nest in Ontario, Michigan and Wisconsin. Maryjean Wall

A sure sign that spring is not far off in Kentucky is the waning of the annual migration of Sandhill cranes. Warmer weather last week sent most of the remaining birds further north from Cecilia, west of Elizabethtown, and from the Barren River. Peak numbers at Cecilia were about 6,800 last week, but only stragglers were there by Saturday, according to John Brunjes, migratory bird program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Birds along that flyway winter as far south as central Florida. The birds nest in Ontario, Michigan and Wisconsin.

This story was originally published February 26, 2016 at 4:48 PM with the headline "Sandhill crane migration a harbinger of spring."

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