Sandhill Crane Migration by Bruce and Scott Sink

Artist StatementEvery spring, approximately 650,000 sandhill cranes depart their overwintering grounds from Arizona to Texas to migrate north. In March and April, the majority gather along the Platte River in central Nebraska in one of the most remarkable avian spectacles on the planet. The mating pairs then disperse across the continent, as far north as Alaska, to nest and raise their chicks. Sandhill cranes are especially important to us because a breeding pair returns to our family cabin in Anchor Point, Alaska each summer, which is where the photo was taken on which this painting is based. ‰ÛÓ Bruce and Scott Sink