We observed a Sandhill Crane family (2 adults, 1 juvenile) last week in a soybean field adjacent to the Overby and Nelson Lake Waterfowl Production Areas in Pope County. We've had a few reports of assumed pairs in eastern Pope and Swift Counties in the last five years but this is first nesting we're aware of...so not surprising, but definitely exciting! Birds were in the same spot both days, and easy to see from the road. From Terrace, go about 1 mi east on Hwy 104, then 0.5 mi south on gravel road - birds were just off the SE corner of the WPA on west side of road.
Sara Vacek Wildlife Biologist USFWS -- Morris Wetland Management District 43875 230th St. Morris, MN 56267 320-589-4973
