3 0   km ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁another ▁of ▁adult s ▁inc ub ating ▁eggs ▁seen ▁ 7 - km ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁third ▁record ▁is ▁a ▁one - month ▁study ▁that ▁provides ▁details ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁n ests ▁located ▁within ▁ 1 0 - km ▁around ▁Mor r ▁Mor r ▁cattle ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁Gilbert ▁River ▁flo od pla ins . ▁A ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 - km ▁survey ▁along ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Car pent aria ▁located ▁ 1 4 1 ▁territorial , ▁bre eding ▁pairs ▁spread ▁out ▁across ▁the ▁flo od pla ins ▁of ▁the ▁Mitchell , ▁Gilbert , ▁and ▁Fl ind ers ▁R ivers . ▁Care fully ▁mapping ▁of ▁bre eding ▁areas ▁of ▁sar us ▁c ran es ▁in ▁Australia ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁understand ▁their ▁distribution ▁range . ▁They ▁are ▁un common ▁in ▁K ak adu ▁National ▁Park , ▁where ▁the ▁species ▁is ▁often ▁hard ▁to ▁find ▁among ▁the ▁more ▁numerous ▁b rol gas . ▁F lock s ▁in ▁the ▁non - bre eding ▁season ▁are ▁commonly ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁A ther ton ▁Table lands ▁in ▁eastern ▁Queensland . ▁ ▁In ▁India , ▁sar us ▁c ran es ▁prefer entially ▁use ▁wet lands ▁for ▁nest ing , ▁but ▁also ▁nest ▁in ▁un c ult iv ated ▁patch es ▁amid ▁flo oded ▁rice ▁p add ies ▁( called ▁k het - ta av adi ▁in ▁Gu jar at ), ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁rice ▁p add ies ▁especially ▁when ▁wet lands ▁are ▁not