sandhill crane

[ sand-hil ]

noun

a North American crane, Grus canadensis, having bluish-gray plumage and a red forehead.

Origin of sandhill crane

1795–1805, Americanism;sandhill,late Middle English sond hille,Old English sondhyll.See sand, hill

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From the east, it follows the Platte River Valley from Omaha and dips into Kearney, home to the astounding sandhill crane migration in spring.
It’s Time to Rethink Your Next Midwest Road Trip | kklein | August 8, 2021 | Outside Online
Nebraska’s only cross-state road shadows the Oregon and Mormon trails and passes by the spring hangout of the sandhill cranes.
Just in time for summer: 49 new National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads | Andrea Sachs | April 16, 2021 | Washington Post
This smaller variety is very much like the sandhill crane, but more brown, especially on the wings.
Western Bird Guide | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. Brasher
We also saw a young sandhill crane, and on an open prairie four Antelopes a few hundred yards off.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 | Maria R. Audubon
Sixty-odd miles as migrates the sandhill crane, separated the settlements of Yankton and Sioux Falls.
Where the Trail Divides | Will Lillibridge

So we hastily concluded that our hero could whip every bird in the country except perhaps the sandhill crane.
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth | John Muir
The largest bird of the Island is the Cuban sandhill crane (Grus nesiotes).
The History of Cuba, vol. 5 | Willis Fletcher Johnson

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