How to Use sandhill crane in a Sentence

sandhill crane

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Definition of sandhill cranenext
  • Lots of sandhill cranes showed on the coastal prairies.
    — Bink Grimes, Houston Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2017
  • The primeval rolling call of the sandhill crane can be heard from more than a mile away.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The ducks, geese, and sandhill cranes that get this far south have their backs against the wall.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Hunters have paved the way for the species recovery of sandhill crane.
    — Levi Edwards, al, 13 Aug. 2019
  • For the first time in 103 years, hunters will have a chance to bag a sandhill crane in Alabama.
    — Shanna Lewis, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2019
  • The farm is located next to a field where sandhill cranes like to land.
    — Daniel Neman, chicagotribune.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Harold and Becky Brown, of North Salem, made the three-hour journey for the first time to see the sandhill crane migration.
    — Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Ospreys dive for fish, flocks of sandhill cranes fly over.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2018
  • At four feet tall, sandhill cranes are some of the biggest flying birds.
    — National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2018
  • At the turn of the 20th century, sandhill cranes had been nearly wiped out by hunters.
    — Shanna Lewis, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2019
  • So do the geese, ducks, swans, and sandhill cranes that come north by the hundreds of thousands each summer.
    — Bathsheba Demuth, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Herons, egrets, sandhill cranes and pileated woodpeckers are among the dozens of species of birds that hang out here.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Every year, thousands of snow geese and sandhill cranes fly south for the winter.
    — Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2020
  • The deck faces the rear yard and wetlands, not to mention deer, fox, osprey and sometimes sandhill cranes.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2019
  • An eagle got laid on his back by a mama sandhill crane.
    — Author: Shannyn Moore, Alaska Dispatch News, 15 July 2017
  • Once that was completed, WFF mailed the hunters the sandhill crane hunting permit and three tags each.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 20 Nov. 2019
  • But these birds fly with their necks tucked closer to their body, while sandhill cranes fly with their necks outstretched.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The bird is making its way to a dark cloud in the distance, one made of countless other birds—sandhill cranes, to be exact.
    — National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Instead of slamming cell doors, concrete and steel, there’s a sedge of sandhill cranes perched in a fallow field.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2023
  • Four sandhill cranes were seen at various places on the Outer Cape.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2018
  • The sandhill crane is considered a game species in Arizona, meaning the birds can be hunted for sport.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
  • If all goes well, the couple will be able to enjoy their bird friends for another decade, as sandhill cranes can live up to 20 years.
    — Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The sky over Capitan Peak was going from orange and pink to deep blue and black, and long skeins of sandhill cranes coursed overhead.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Then the economy tanked and Secret Promise went back to housing cows and sandhill cranes.
    — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Beautiful 21-acre site with a half-acre koi pond, stone patios and paths, nesting sandhill cranes, old woods full of wildlife.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2018
  • And in June 2018, Pewaukee neighbors saved a sandhill crane with rubber wrapped around its beak.
    — Genevieve Redsten, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2020
  • The state last allowed sandhill crane hunting in 1916 after hunting nearly wiped out the species.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Begin your journey in Grand Island, an area that truly shines in the spring with the world’s largest sandhill crane migration.
    — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2020
  • When Campbell died in 2018, her ashes were buried with her wife's and sealed behind a stone carved with a sandhill crane, a symbol for their undying love.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 3 July 2022
  • Sandhill crane Smaller but far more common than whooping cranes, sandhill cranes stand about 4 feet tall and can weigh up to 11 pounds, All About Birds states.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2023

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