Utah Bird Profile
 Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis

Name Roots: (L. grus, "crane, to cry out" - of Canada)

In Utah:   
by Margaret T. Sanchez

Other Photos - ID / Song

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests on the ground in a saucer nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is an omnivore: ground and fresh-marsh forager.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in wet meadow and agriculture habitats.
  
How to find:  

|   USGS Proflile  (Geological Survey)    |   US Winter Range Map   |   US Summer Range Map   |
  

Occur. (FS,CT)

(See Legend)

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