I am at Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area in Valdosta, GA. When I arrived, around 80+ Sandhill Cranes flew over in two major groups. They flew in a V/W pattern. Other groups of 3–4 have also been seen. The Sandhill Cranes were identified by sound and characteristics.

Around 2 Great Egrets have been seen so far. However, they are very skittish and I have not been able to view their behavior much. 8+ White Ibis have been observed. As I’m writing this, a flock of well over 100, perhaps even 200, Sandhill Cranes flew over. It was interesting that while there was one large group of over 100 birds, others were flying the outskirts of the group. Others were flying in groups of 3–6 still heading a similar direction but allowing quite a lot of space between the main group and theirs. Even now I can still hear another group that didn’t leave with the main group and are in the direction the main group came from. There are two groups behind, each numbering around a dozen.

The White Ibis were identified by their pink/reddish curved-thin beak as well as their white body and black tips of their wings. They are often in groups of 2–5. The Ibis were most often seen standing in the marsh bobbing their heads into the water. I assume they are looking for food and using their thin-curved beaks to do so. They often stay in a spot for some time around 5–10 minutes before taking off and not landing too far away and continuing their search. They land by gliding toward the water and as they approach the water, they quickly make their bodies vertical/diagonal while flapping their wings quickly and then making a splash in the water that can sometimes be heard.