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With the advent of autumn, V-shaped squadrons of migrating birds cut through the sky as they head south. Among the most impressive of these fall migrants are sandhill cranes, their distinct rattling call and six-foot-wingspans setting them apart from ducks and geese.
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Soaring overhead: Southeast Alaska's sandhill cranes
Soaring overhead: Southeast Alaska's sandhill cranes
Parallel paths: Biologists believe Pacific Flyway cranes use two separate routes when migrating: one through Southeast Alaska and another through Canada's interior.
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