I’ll admit it. I’ve actually driven over to the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge hoping to catch a glimpse of the thousands of sandhill cranes that gather in our area this time of year. I’ve heard about them…read the posts that this is the time to see them…. but apparently, I haven’t been going to the right place!
If you’ve been wanting to see them too, here’s what I’ve learned.
OVER 11,429 CRANES REPORTED AS OF NOVEMBER 10TH
The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge near Zimmerman is one of Minnesota’s most important stopping points for migrating sandhill cranes. Every fall, thousands of these large, prehistoric-looking birds make their way through the area as they head south for the winter…