The Greater Sandhill Crane is Michigan's tallest bird.
Cranes always stand on the ground, never in trees.
Functions in courtship, sexual synchronization for mating, and release of aggressive energies. Nesting Site Sandhills nest typically in edges and surrounding uplands of shallow marshes, often in cattails. They are made of vegetation, cattails are common, pulled from nearby the nest site. Start of Incubation Incubation begins in early April. Both sexes share incubation.