As Cranes Call From a Borderlands Sky

November 19, 2023 00:04:11
As Cranes Call From a Borderlands Sky
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
As Cranes Call From a Borderlands Sky

Nov 19 2023 | 00:04:11

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Show Notes

All the plants and their communities I was excitedly jabbering about are in the borderlands year round, but the sandhill cranes are only here for the winter months. You can google sandhill cranes and come up with some places to see them out in Cochise County. Here’s a  few places where we look for them: the Whitewater Draw is probably the best known and a great spot, but you can also see cranes at the Willcox Playa off Kansas Settlement Road or off Highway 191 north of Dragoon Road near the power plant…there’s a sign saying “Wildlife Viewing.” A spot…

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