So I happened to find myself outside in the middle of the day on the 20th, and wow...I was not disappointed. I had somewhere around 50-60 whooping cranes circling over my place for about 20 minutes. It's been a few years since I've seen a whooper, but this is by far the largest flock (actually two in close proximity) that I've ever seen. As a bonus, there was a male and female osprey in the air at the same time. Pretty sure I've seen more whoopers over the years than I have osprey in ND.
Oh yeah, and it was gorgeous out!
Oh yeah, and it was gorgeous out!