For reasons that aren't easy to pinpoint, there is a soaring population of sandhill cranes in the region, which is not good news for everyone, laments columnist
Sandhill Cranes Spread Their Wings, Rest a Spell in US Midwest
Nebraska's sandhill cranes star in great migration
500,000 Cranes Are Headed for Nebraska in One of Earth's Greatest Migrations, Science
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16,375 Sandhill Cranes have arrived just south of Chicago
Blain Klemek: There's still a lot we don't know about bird migration - Detroit Lakes Tribune
Ridiculous' but graceful: Thousands of sandhill cranes pass through Washington every spring
Humans have plenty in common with the sandhill crane
Sandhill Spring Montana Public Radio
Where can you spot sandhill cranes in Albuquerque?