In the spring the migrating cranes can be found in wet bottom lands, near marshes and ponds, in farm fields, and really just about anywhere that they can hunt for their food.  Traveling through Houston County in southeastern MN, we spotted this bird in a small horse pasture that had a little pond.  Both this bird and its mate were busy mucking about the pond's edge looking for a meal.  We have also been seeing cranes in Fillmore County, Minnesota.  In recent years, a few Sandhill Cranes have begun nesting in southeastern Minnesota.