If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)


7/3/05 Ag fields off County Rd. 115, turning south from County Rd. 56. Modoc National Wildlife Refuge, Modoc County, CA

7/3/05 Ag fields off County Rd. 115, turning south from County Rd. 56. Modoc National Wildlife Refuge, Modoc County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Sandhill Crane

SPECIES: Grus canadensis

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/3/2005

LOCATION: Ag fields off County Rd. 115, turning south from County Rd. 56. Modoc National Wildlife Refuge, Modoc County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region

IDENTIFYING MARKS: 45"; Tall, gray, heron like bird. dark red patch on forehead; black bill; Some feathers on back and wings are rusty colored, possibly due to staining as bird preens with iron laden mud on its bill.

VOICE: A low pitched karooo karooo karooo.
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