Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)

Photo of Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis), June 2019, Napeague. Migrant, breeder upstate.

June, 2019. Napeague, Long Island. A breeder upstate and in New Jersey, this lone crane spent a few weeks in Napeague, likely a first for Long Island. Fields, meadows, marshes.