Greater Sandhill Crane

Of the 15 species of Cranes in the world, one that is the most common in the Midwest, including migration routes through Northern Illinois and Wisconsin is the Sandhill Crane. On our visit to the International Crane Foundation (ICF) in Baraboo, Wisconsin, we saw a few Sandhills. The ones we saw were 4' tall  Greater Sandhills (Below, 7-31-10) in captivity, but the ICF boasts that they have had several wild Sandhills nesting on their grounds this spring.  There are also Lesser Sandhills that are smaller in stature at 3'-6" and also are more brown in their overall color.