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Also a memorable mention of a whooping crane (sorry, not Sandhill, but perhaps relevant) in “The Enchanted Bluff”: “Suddenly we heard a scream above our fire, and jumped up to see a dark, slim bird floating southward far above us—a whooping crane, we knew by her cry and her long neck. We ran to the edge of the island, hoping we might see her alight, but she wavered southward along the rivercourse until we lost her.” Steve Shively From: 5 Bank Street: The Listserv for Willa Cather Scholars <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Melissa Homestead Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 9:23 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [5BANKSTREET] Sand Hill Cranes Having been on a Cather-sandhill Cranes trip on Friday, I think I can say with authority that Ivar in O Pioneers is describing migrating cranes when he talks about his pond and specifically mentions cranes. A Rowe Sanctuary guide who heard that description read aloud said it was definitely on point for crane behavior, and sandhill cranes were the obvious species. Best, Melissa Homestead From: "5 Bank Street: The Listserv for Willa Cather Scholars" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Robert Thacker <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: "5 Bank Street: The Listserv for Willa Cather Scholars" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Monday, March 25, 2019 at 10:14 AM To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: [5BANKSTREET] Sand Hill Cranes A question from a friend: “Did Cather ever write about Sand Hill Cranes”? I can think of ducks, but not cranes. Do tell. Thanks. Bob _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Robert Thacker Charles A. Dana Professor of Canadian Studies and English Emeritus St. Lawrence University Canton, New York 13617