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Sandhill Cranes Return To San Luis Valley

ALAMOSA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) -- The greater sandhill cranes in the San Luis Valley are back.

sandhill cranes (CPW)
(credit: CPW)

The birds migrate through Colorado twice a year. They landed at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge recently.

According to Colorado Parks Wildlife, nearly 10,000 sandhill cranes fly through Colorado each spring.

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