How far can sandhill cranes travel during migration?

Sandhill cranes are known for their impressive migratory journeys. During their annual migration, these birds travel approximately 4,000 miles from their nesting grounds in Alaska and eastern Siberia to their wintering areas in the southern United States.1

While most gruiform birds are nonmigratory, sandhill cranes are among the species that undertake these long-distance flights as part of the North Temperate Zone migrant group. It is important to note that not all sandhill cranes migrate; for instance, the smaller Florida sandhill crane subspecies is nonmigratory and remains in Florida and southern Georgia year-round.123