David Stephenson

AP Photo Gallery: Sand Hill Cranes Kentucky

A bald eagle stands on the shore of a pond where sandhill cranes had gathered at a roosting location along their winter migration route in Cecilia, Ky., on Friday, February 6, 2015. According to counts made by biologists with the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources, about 12,000 of the birds have stopped in Cecilia this week during their winter northward migration on their way to their nesting grounds in the Great Lakes region. These birds, which are part of the eastern population of sandhill cranes, are part of a group estimated to be larger than 70,000 birds, many of which were wintering in Florida. The migration in Kentucky is expected to be peaking at this time based on historical data gathered by wildlife biologists with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Although the bald eagle is making a comeback in Kentucky, it is still a rare sight. (AP Photo/David Stephenson)

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A bald eagle stands on the shore of a pond where sandhill cranes had gathered at a roosting location along their winter migration route in Cecilia, Ky., on Friday, February 6, 2015. According to counts made by biologists with the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources, about 12,000 of the birds have stopped in Cecilia this week during their winter northward migration on their way to their nesting grounds in the Great Lakes region. These birds, which are part of the eastern population of sandhill cranes, are part of a group estimated to be larger than 70,000 birds, many of which were wintering in Florida. The migration in Kentucky is expected to be peaking at this time based on historical data gathered by wildlife biologists with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Although the bald eagle is making a comeback in Kentucky, it is still a rare sight. (AP Photo/David Stephenson)