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Annual Sandhill Crane Migration

  • Anita Purves Nature Center 1505 N. Broadway Urbana, IL (map)

Join us for our annual trip to Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area to witness one of nature’s greatest spectacles: the Sandhill Crane Migration! Every fall, tens of thousands of Sandhill Cranes descend on the fields of Jasper-Pulaski for their evening roost.

Check out this video for a glimpse of what to expect!

You must RSVP in advance. Submit this form to sign up: https://forms.gle/Qw2xsZQJjkVJiz3k9

Field trip leader: CCAS President Mariska Harshbarger; Please email Field Trip Chair aerin tedesco if you have questions. (aerintedesco@gmail.com)

Meet at the Anita Purves Nature Center parking lot at 1:30 PM to carpool/caravan to the preserve to watch the Sandhill Cranes fly in. It is about a 2.5-hour drive from the Nature Center to Jasper-Pulaski.

Please dress for the weather. Wear layers, as it can get very cold standing still on a November day in Indiana!

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