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Around 100 sandhill cranes hang out on an island. Visitors could view the cranes from the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Marsh Unit 1 Overlook. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife had telescopes for visitors to peer through to see the birds.

Around 100 sandhill cranes hang out on an island. Visitors could view the cranes from the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Marsh Unit 1 Overlook. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife had telescopes for visitors to peer through to see the birds.

March 24, 2025

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Migratory visitors
March 26, 2025 3:30 a.m.

Migratory visitors

Around 35,000 sandhill cranes visit the Basin

OTHELLO — People from throughout the Pacific Northwest gathered in and around Othello to catch a glimpse of an annual phenomenon. Whether they crept down backroads with binoculars and cameras poking out of windows or followed trumpeting and croaking noises to their quarry, visitors to the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival were looking for the majestic bird.