CLEVELAND, Ohio – The stilt-legged sandhill crane, known for its distinctive crimson forehead and “rolling bugle” call, is starting to feel more at home in Ohio, a place that once drove the threatened bird away entirely. Sandhill cranes are migratory, but some might choose to remain in an area after nesting. Gilbert said people have reported recently seeing sandhill cranes in the mud flats of the reservoir in Headwaters Park. The sandhill crane is abundant in other states, Babb said, and can even be hunted at times. In Ohio, however, sandhill cranes were categorized as endangered in 1990 and then upgraded to threatened in 2017 after the population increased.