Sandhill cranes return to Elbow Lake

March 14th, 2025

Each year for the last few years (at least) we have had beautiful sandhill cranes at a large wetland at Elbow Lake. Again they arrived back - or at least we first heard them Friday 14 March 2025.

Sandhill crane pair (these from 2024 on Manitoulin Island). Photo. Stephen C. Lougheed