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Cranes by the Thousands!
November 30, 2019 at 7:00 am5:00 pm
Cranes by the Thousands!
Join us on an all-day excursion to the Indiana lakefront and Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area on Saturday, November 30. Last year we ran this trip with great success, seeing Sandhill Cranes by the tens of thousands. Seeing these magnificent birds descend upon the fields in Indiana is breathtaking!
We’ll meet in the parking lot of Indiana Dunes National Park (Free – no access fee) – Lake View Beach at 7:30 a.m. (GPS coordinates: 41.686222, -86.996077) There we will scan Lake Michigan for birds, including Red-throated and Common Loons, Black, White-winged, and Surf Scoters, and possibly jaegers.
From there, we will continue to bird in the area until lunch.
After lunch, we will meet at Subway in Medaryville, IN, around 2:30 p.m. By 3:00 p.m., we’ll sign in at the self-service check station near the Goose Pasture Viewing Area (no fee) of Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area. There are signs on the road for the station as you approach the viewing area. After signing in, we will head to the observation deck until sunset, where we hope to see thousands of Sandhill Cranes and perhaps the endangered Whooping Crane!