The viewing events will take place on Saturday, Oct. 11. The first auto tour will take place from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Viewers are asked to meet at the Jensen Park southeast of Vernal. The second auto tour will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will meet at the commuter parking lot at the intersection of Highway 40 and State Route 88.
“Sandhill cranes flock to the Uintah Basin during migration and are very easy to spot in the fields here, and they have already started to arrive,” DWR Northeastern Region Outreach Manager Tonya Kieffer-Selby said.
Visitors are asked to drive themselves to the viewing areas. Kieffer-Selby also recommended participants bring layers of clothing and water and snacks. Binoculars and spotting scopes will be available, but visitors are asked to bring their own equipment if you have it.
Kieffer-Selby said that the cranes “have a crimson crown and gray body, and at about 4 feet tall, they’re one of the largest migratory birds in the world. They also have loud voices that can be heard up to 2.5 miles away.”
Sandhill cranes are special birds that perform unique dancing and courtship rituals to choose their mate. Typically, the birds lay two eggs in the spring. The parents and juveniles spend the first winter together and separate the following spring.
More information on the viewing events and species can be found on the DWR website.
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