Had a count of 207 as of 1 pm Colleen Richards ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Johnson, Alyssa" <alyssa.john...@audubon.org> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cranes on Olmstead right now Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:16:52 +0000
As I send this I’m looking at the herd (seems more fitting then flock haha) from Olmstead Road (Savannah) just north of the old weathered formerly red barn. And to answer the question of “how long do the cranes stay?” Here is an answer I sent to someone yesterday: We don’t really know! They haven’t been in the area long enough, in my opinion, to say they have “typical” habits and patterns. Last year we had the high count around this time in December. There were still cranes in January, although not as many. In February it snowed and got cold so the ground was covered and frozen. They left, but the last day of Feb the weather had improved and I saw 5 on Carncross Road. So it seems like as long as they have access to the ground, they stay. And just for clarification, they aren’t just at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. We see them in a variety of locations throughout the Montezuma Wetlands Complex, including at the Knox Marsellus Marsh, which is MNWR owned. But when I report them, I’m seeing them on private land off Armitage Road. We’ve had them at the MAC before, as well as on DEC lands, so they show up everywhere there is good resting and feeding space. Alyssa Johnson Environmental Educator Montezuma Audubon Center --Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!-- ____________________________________________________________ Sponsored by https://www.newser.com/?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_taglines_more 'Previously Withheld' JFK Documents Are Released http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/61ba6495ed85764953936st03duc1 Cops: Yard Sign May Have Set Off Instacart Driver http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/61ba64961e19e64953936st03duc2 Judge Tasered in His Own Courtroom http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/61ba6496405fd64953936st03duc3 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
