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Richard Rathe

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It is interesting that this is *not* mentioned on the allaboutbirds site as far as I can tell?!

One mention I can find on the related ebird.org is "Gray body, sometimes with intense rusty staining."

<Staining> implies external pigment.

I cannot vouch for the org, but this site has a very detailed write-up...

enviroliteracy.org/why-do-sand

The Environmental Literacy Council · Why do sandhill cranes preen with mud? - The Environmental Literacy CouncilThe Muddy Mystery: Why Sandhill Cranes “Paint” Themselves Sandhill cranes, majestic birds known for their striking calls and elegant dances, […]
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Mark

Right now, the Sandhill Cranes are moving back to fields adjacent to the Platte River. At and just after sunset, they'll fly from those fields into the Platte to overnight. I watched them last Monday & Tuesday evening, and it was mighty impressive. We're past peak, but you can still see and hear flocks fly in the distance. It should get better around 8pm CDT. I'll post some of my own vids from last week soon. In the meantime, #CraneCam is good to watch right after sunset when the cranes come in; and just after sunrise when they slowly leave the river.
youtube.com/watch?v=wDYrRVUPWR

YouTubeAudubon's Rowe Sanctuary's Crane Camera powered by EXPLORE.orgBy Explore Birds Bats Bees
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Karin Maloney

I expect it’s many more than than the 1500 in the article. We had enormous flocks overhead a few weeks ago. Then it got cold and they weren’t traveling. Now in these gorgeous days like yesterday (I was outside all day) I only saw a few small groups. Days like yesterday, we have come to expect flight after flight of them in February and first weeks of March. #birdflu #sandhillcranes #H5N1 #publichealth #avianflu #climate

Caution: Possible Bird Flu, South Indiana, Thousands of dead Sand Hill Cranes and possible human contamination, according to this report from Catherine Greenwood: "If the US wasn't in chaos, this stretch of highway would be national news. Starting roughly around Seymour, on US Highway 50 going through Brownstown Indiana, all the way into the flood bottoms between Brownstown and Bedford are thousands of dead sand cranes. We drove for 30 miles and the scene was the same, the corn fields full of dead cranes with the sick zombie birds wander among their dead. I cried so hard, we won't drive that way home. I didn't want to get out of my car, contaminating my shoes, so the photos lack the horror of what I saw. I've never seen anything like it, it was so many dead birds for miles upon miles. I am crushed by this. I saw a group of boy scouts picking up dead birds. I saw people taking pictures. I saw people parked on the side of the road just staring at the horror. At the worst part, I drove faster because I didn't want the boys to see it and I couldn't unsee it. Help us all if that's what's coming."
Wetland area with dead cranes lying shallow water, a few cranes are still standing.
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