Was enjoying the sunshine (been in short supply since Feb) on back deck & watching all the usuals: American Goldfinches, BC Chickadees, RB Nuthatches, DE Juncos & House Finches hitting the feeder. Plus, Canada Geese, Trumpeter Swans and Ravens overhead, when I stepped back inside. 

Hadn’t been in more than 2 minutes, when I heard one of my all-time favorite sounds of nature!  And, first for this Spring for me. The croaky call of Sandhill Cranes in flight. Of course, stepped right back outside & had 3 groups of around 15 birds each fly directly overhead. Each group with members calling back & forth to one another. Love that sound! Right up there with: bull elk bugling, first light wolf howls from a ridgeline, Trumpeters overhead & wind through the spruce trees…

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot