Cranes, en route to Alaska, find respite in Othello

If you hear the distant sound of a calliope overhead, it’s probably a flock of sandhill cranes flying in formation looking for a place to land. That’s how Audubon master birder Connie Sidles describes their call. They’re big birds, with long necks and long legs. And like the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano, they’re […]