Posted Feb 16, 2010, 7:33 pm
The Sulphur Springs Valley has attracted a record 40,499 wintering sandhill cranes this season, according to Arizona Game and Fish biologists. But not all the cranes are happy with their winter abode.
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“... without wetlands for roosting, the crane-attracting dynamics would be entirely different here in Arizona.”
— Mike Rabe, migratory game bird program manager, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arizona Game & Fish Dep't: A record 40,499 sandhill cranes counted in southern Arizona
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