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Sandhill cranes are flying north and plants are springing from the ground, but experts are reluctant to say spring is around the corner.
The cranes should be in or at least en route to Georgia or Florida this time of year.
Instead, many of them are lingering in Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee or even flying back north.
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