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Crane counts top 2012 list with 12 675 birds in Michigan sanctuaries
Michigan Audubon volunteers counted 12 675 sandhill cranes across Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary and Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Sanctuary, with 7 663 and 5 012 cranes respectively. Additional counts recorded 271 Pleasant Lake Road Wetland 73 Fair Lake 63 Little Gilkey Lake 29 Maple Grove Township. Crane viewing may continue five more weeks as cranes follow food sources south.
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Phyllis Haehnle
Michigan Audubon Sanctuaries
Barry County
Pleasant Lake Road
Fair Lake
Little Gilkey Lake
Maple Grove Township
Tom Funke
Michigan Audubon