When we went to see the sand hill cranes, we also observed other environmental issues. We saw how the farm lands were right next to the river so that would mean that they would have to make a wall in front of the river so that the river doesn't flood the farm lands. This would mean that they will limit the size of the river and it will affect the ecosystem. When the farmers keep withdrawing the fresh water from the river, it makes it easier for salt from the bay and the ocean to come in and take over the majority of the river. If the levies of the river break, the farmlands will be flooded and it will take a lot of money just to start over the planting of the crops.

During our trip, I also saw that the fields were full of grape vines and the cranes can't go there because it is too thick and they can't land properly when flying. The grape vines also affect the cranes because it takes up their habitat and they can't eat the grapes that grow there. They just eat rice, wheat, and bugs. When we were in the car and going along the road to look for cranes on the field, we saw the agricultural pollution that was happening in the little canals along the farmlands. We saw pipes coming out of the farmland side and the water that was coming out was was very dark and dirty and had a certain stench to it. The habitat that was reserved for the sand hill cranes was fairly flat and it had shallow pools on the land. There were also a lot of other birds like ducks, egrets, and also the great blue heron. The field that we stopped at was about 200 acres or so and there was a lot of diversity because the amount of habitat.

The cranes need to be in a certain kind of habitat because they can be affected heavily by the environment change. They stay in cornfields and native grasslands. They migrate short distances because they are not great flyers and they can't fly for very long. At night they fly all together in one place and they do this because they want to escape from predators and I guess that it makes them feel safer when they are in big groups.

When we went to see the sand hill cranes, we also observed other environmental issues. We saw how the farm lands were right next to the river so that would mean that they would have to make a wall in front of the river so that the river doesn't flood the farm lands. This would mean that they will limit the size of the river and it will affect the ecosystem. When the farmers keep withdrawing the fresh water from the river, it makes it easier for salt from the bay and the ocean to come in and take over the majority of the river. If the levies of the river break, the farmlands will be flooded and it will take a lot of money just to start over the planting of the crops.