THE MIGRATION OF SANDHILL CRANES TO NEW MEXICO GOT OFF TO A SLOW START THIS YEAR…BUT THE NUMBERS ARE NOW ABOUT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE. THAT ACCORDING TO DAN COLLINS, THE MIGRATORY BIRD COORDINATOR FOR THE U-S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE TELLS 770 KKOB THOUSANDS OF CRANES WINTER ALONG THE RIO GRANDE EVERY YEAR. COLLINS SAYS THE CRANES WERE PROBABLY LATE IN ARRIVING THIS YEAR DUE TO WARM WEATHER IN THE NORTHERN U-S.
