And they went North
April 5, 2022 update: The majority of the cranes have migrated north towards their nesting grounds. There might be a few still in the valley. Now we are seeing the …
April 5, 2022 update: The majority of the cranes have migrated north towards their nesting grounds. There might be a few still in the valley. Now we are seeing the …
Update March 24th, 2022. There still are thousands of cranes on the Monte Vista Refuge. The best place to see them is on or near the tour loop on the …
The Monte Vista Chamber Craft Fair was held in the new Event building at Ski Hi in 2022. It was a big sucess. We are looking forward to a bigger …
Thanks for a wonderful 2021 39th Annual Crane Festival. The festival was a huge success and the star of the show was thousands of Sandhill Cranes. We were treated to …
Crane update… it appears we have cranes flocking in to the refuge daily now. A ballpark estimate is between 4-5,000 cranes are on the MV refuge. There are also around …
Here they come! There are about 600 cranes in the eastern part of the San Luis Valley. Maybe 12-15 cranes, have been seen near the Monte Vista NWR. The Bosque …
Wow, there are reports of a few cranes already in the valley and a couple on the Monte Vista NWR. The weather has been mild. It won’t be long until …
The cranes are in the valley! In the fall, cranes spread out across the farmland surrounding the towns of Monte Vista and Alamosa. Your best bet for seeing cranes during …