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Birds that migrate through Ohio — cranes

Nothing on this chart is in passage today. The corridors are quiet, which is itself a season.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Cranes Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis · Breeds: the Great Lakes marshes — and now Wyandot, Wayne and Ashtabula counties · Winters: Florida, Georgia and the Gulf coastSpring passage — peak Mar 10Fall passage — peak Nov 10
NorthboundPresent in OhioSouthboundWintering in OhioToday↓ marks a species that winters off the bottom of the map. Hover a name for where it breeds and where it goes.

Sandhill cranes cross Ohio in narrow, noisy, very high flights, and the population using the state has grown from almost nothing in the 1980s to a reliable spring and autumn passage. They are heard far more often than they are seen: the call carries for miles and the birds are frequently specks.

Why this group has its own gauge

One species, one seat, because a crane passage looks and sounds like nothing else and happens on its own schedule. The chart above carries 1 species, sliced out of the full 67-row bird chart.

The rows on this chart
Species Northbound Southbound Winters
Sandhill Crane 20 February – 5 April 10 October – 10 December Florida, Georgia and the Gulf coast

Where this sits

The full picture is on Ohio bird migration, which carries every group on one chart. Each mark on the breadcrumb strip at the top of the site links to the page for its own group.