The annual feathered spectacle of the Sandhill Crane migration is happening now in northern Indiana.
Thousands of the cranes flock to Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area each fall. They come for the nature preserve's shallow marshes to stopover as they migrate to the south for the winter.
This year, the current count at the preserve is at almost 6,000 cranes. Over 10,000 cranes are expected to stop at Jasper-Pulaski from October to December, with the peak viewing time in the middle of November.
Here's a video from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources from 2012's migration.
http://youtu.be/3lmFxUgt1-c