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Crex Meadows Wildlife Area video about the history and management of Crex Meadows Wildlife Area in Burnett County, Wisconsin. See more at crexmeadows.org.
Greater Sandhill Cranes at Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area
Something spooked the Sandhills as they all took flight at one time. You would have never guessed that there were that many hidden in the marshes.
Autumn Bird Migration, Crex Meadows
Enjoy an evening and early morning of the October Migration spectacle at Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area in Northwest Wisconsin. The migratory waves are dominated by Sandhill Cranes, with more than 10,000 cranes present at peak times. A biologically diverse, 30,000 acre sedge wiregrass wetland and brushland prairie mosaic, Crex Meadows is exceptionally diverse. Experience abundant Green-winged Teal, Canada Geese, Swamp Sparrows, Lapland Longspurs, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Trumpeter Swans, American Tree Sparrows, Horned Larks, Lesser Yellowlegs, Mallards, and so many other species. You can catch a quick glimpse or a quick audio sample of these and more. Also spotlighted in this film is an American Bittern, stealthily hunting along a wetland margin. To see this migration, visit Crex Meadows in the middle of October, though great birding starts in September and lasts until November freeze up. Be sure to be on the Main Dike Road south of the refuge before sunrise. To see this migration event is simply amazing, but it is an equally powerful acoustical experience, music to a natural historian's ears! Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area is designated as an Important Bird Area of global significance. Long-distance travelers should be sure to check out the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway and the shores of Lake Superior while visiting the area.
Trumpeter Swan at Crex Meadows Wildlife Area - P58
Collared P58 swims in the refuge in Crex Meadows Wildlife Area in Burnett Co, Wisconsin. Please read my new comment.
Crex Meadows Sandhill Cranes Fall Migration
Over 15,000 sandhill cranes have used the Crex Meadows Wildlife Refuge in west central Wisconsin as a stopover location to rest and feed.
An Evening at Crex Meadows
I'm fortunate to live 10 miles from this 30,000 acre state wildlife area. 10,000 or more Greater Sandhill Cranes stage here during their fall migration, During the day they forage in the surrounding crop fields but return to the marshes towards sunset to roost.
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Red Knot shorebird in Grantsburg, Wisconsin
This larger shorebird with red-orange head and neck winters in coasts such as Tierra del Fuego and summers in the Arctic Tundra. It is rarely seen inland in USA, usually hugging the coasts during migration. This one was in the Upper Midwest--extreme Western Wisconsin, in Crex Meadows state wildlife area, which recorded prior Red Knot visits in 1960 and 2003.
Crex Sunrise
The ancient sounds of Sandhill Cranes calling during a beautiful sunrise on a Crex Meadows marsh, in northwest Wisconsin, U.S. - Short Version
Monarch of the Forest: The Jim Jordan Buck
Bang! When Jim Jordan touched off that shot on November 20, 1914, it reverberated as the Shot Heard ‘Round the County. He bagged the World Record Typical Whitetail Buck that day, a majestic ten-point 400-lb. monarch of the forest.
We are approaching the 100th anniversary of Mr. Jordan’s hunt, which took place just south of Danbury, WI. Jim Jordan’s buck forever immortalizes Burnett County as the premier hunting destination of northern Wisconsin. The saga of intrigue in the loss and recovery of those antlers is so compelling that it deserves widespread repeating.
For this reason there will be a Jordan Buck Centennial Anniversary Celebration, scheduled for October 4, 2014.
For more information on the event, visit burnettcounty.com/jordanbuck100
A replica shoulder mount of the Jordan Buck is on display at the Crex Meadows Visitor's Center in Grantsburg, WI.
Bullsnake on Crex Meadows
Wisconsin law protects bullsnakes from being taken from the wild. This is a state wide law.
This one was about 3 1/2 feet long. As its moving up the road, you will see it turn towards the shoulder. This was within 3 seconds of my hearing the approach of a vehicle. Video taken May 15 2013
Dancing Sandhill Cranes at Crex Meadows
Some of the 12,000 cranes currently in the area.
Pelicans and Sandhill Cranes arriving in Wisconsin
The Mississippi River and its Rock River tributary are highways for birds returning to Wisconsin after they winter in the South.
Trumpeter Swans in Action
This pair of swans is going to other swans on the lake attempting to intimidate them and claim possession of the entire lake. Filmed at Crex Meadows, Burnett County, Wisconsin.
Sandhill Cranes - Wisconsin River
These are sandhill cranes flying overhead after a long night catfishing on the Wisconsin River, near Mauston, Wisconsin.
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge - Sunset (SNWR 1520)
Time lapse sunsets from Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota.
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Sandhill Crane Migration in Nebraska
Nearly 500,000 cranes migrate each spring through Nebraska and spend about 30 days along approximately 70 miles of the Platte River. At dusk, the cranes gather on sandbars in the Platte to roost for the night. This video footage was taken from a blind at the Rowe Sanctuary near Gibbon, Neb. -- the Rowe Sanctuary also feature a Crane Cam on their Web site at For more information about crane viewing in Nebraska, go to