The Coteau Rangeland, an area of glacial potholes in the central flyway, is a favored place for migratory nesting wildlife including the Sandhill Crane, the oldest living species of birds, which has existed unchanged for 2 1/2 million years. In life, the crane stands 3-4 feet tall with a wingspan of 6-7 feet. “Sandy,” the World’s Largest Sandhill Crane, was built in 1998-99 by James Miller of Arena, ND, a self-taught iron worker and farmer who created many farm signs with fishing, hunting, and farm animal themes. After preparing drawings that were transferred to a steel inner framework, he welded rolled sheet metal into place, painted the crane, built the body in one section, the neck and head in another, and made the legs of pipe. The statue was fully assembled at his shop and then transported to the site on a lo-boy. The U.S. Game and Fish–Long Lake Refuge donated funds for materials and construction of three birding kiosks that provide self-guided tours of Long Lake Refuge, Dawson State Refuge, Horsehead Lake, and Chase Lake and the migratory and nestling birds in each area. The statue is sponsored and maintained by the World’s Largest Sandhill Crane foundation in Steele, ND, a non-profit organization funded by private donations and the World’s Largest Sandhill Crane Gaming.