A ”Celebration of Cranes” event will be held at the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge this Saturday, Feb. 10. “Mid-February is usually a big migration time for Sandhill cranes through Jackson County and there should be many thousands of birds in the area,” said Donna Stanley, park ranger. “Everyone who enjoys birds is invited to come out and join Refuge staff and volunteers for an afternoon of learning about the visiting ‘Gray Ghosts’.”
During the event there will be free bird crafts for children at the Muscatatuck Visitor Center from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Self-guided tour information will be available for those who would like to view cranes on their own.
Two guided, car caravan-type, crane tours will be held during the day, one at 10 a.m. and the other at 2 p.m. Both tours will leave from the Visitor Center and no advance registration is needed.
A program about sandhill cranes will be held at the Visitor Center at 1 pm. For more information: Muscatatuck@fws.gov or 812-522-4352 x 12.
