Sandhills, First of the new year north bound!

[SAILORGOLF46]

Just heard and seen the first group of sandhills going north. N.W. Johnson County 46143
Spring is close, sounds good even if its not.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I listened to them while I was ice fishing this past weekend. They were on the north branch of the Elkhart River. There was some open water there and they were sharing it with a group of swans.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I love their sound.

 

[BigRed]

I heard some a few days ago.
Always fun to spot them.

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

I think it's crazy sometimes how well you can hear them but berely see them flying so high. It's like looking for a gray smudge in the sky sometimes. Never hunted them but saw guys that would when I lived near Salt Lake. I understand they are quite tasty.
Unmistakeable call, for sure.

 

[trimman83]

Flying north over Costco on County Line, Greenwood this morning. Love it!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I saw 3 large formations flying north when I was on the northwest side of Indy this afternoon.

 

[breakingcontact]

Moving a lot in Greene county right now. Dozens of them in the field by me.

 

[tmschuller]

Flock went over yesterday morning. Awesome to watch

 

[Hardscrable]

Hearing them all afternoon here but haven’t seen any.

 

[clayshooter99]

Seen three flocks northbound over Grant County, must have been 2000' high, was real hard to see.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Heard them in Jasper County today but couldn't locate them in the sky.

 

[dekeshooter]

I heard them all afternoon today in Miami county. I was able to spot 6 different flocks, all high and headed north.

 

[tmschuller]

Not cranes but I see grackles and red wing blackbirds flying in and around my place

 

[ghuns]

Saw my first flock of the year yesterday afternoon, far southeastern St Jo Co.

 

[mom45]

I see them when I go visit my parents in Wheatfield. Sunday, there was a large flock of them in a field just east of 49. I used to see them in all of the fields on 10 between San Pierre and Wheatfield, but they seem to be avoiding the fields where they are putting in all of the solar panels. Thousands of acres of solar panels...makes me wonder how much it will alter their travel patterns.

 

[mkgr22]

Watch the skies!

Literally thousands of them crossed the Ohio River today in the Louisville area, and are heading north to inspire sightings throughout Indiana.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Not cranes but I see grackles and red wing blackbirds flying in and around my place

The red winged blackbirds are staking out territory up here, too. Saw my first roadkill skunk of the year on Saturday and the first buzzard of the year this afternoon.

 

[phylodog]

Watch the skies!

Literally thousands of them crossed the Ohio River today in the Louisville area, and are heading north to inspire sightings throughout Indiana.

I saw 7 or 8 large formations in just 10 minutes around mid day, a welcome sight!

 

[MRockwell]

Just heard some Sandhills overhead... that time of year for southern migration.