Hi Steve Fast -- Mary Van Buren and I found the
Sandhill Cranes this morning - just where you
said they were south of Rt. 90 and E. Venice Rd.
We parked on E. Venice Rd. and walked down for a good view from Rt. 90.
A farmer stopped to talk and said the cranes
have been in those fields eating mice and frogs
for at least 9 years. Apparently they spend part
of the winters around a couple of ponds just
north of there. I'm glad you found them for us. Thanks - Elizabeth King
At 03:16 PM 6/23/2010, you wrote:
I spent 3 hours this morning viewing the
SANDHILL CRANE familyfirst from Carncross Rd.,
then from Morgan Rd. About 1100, I witnessed
some really cool aggressive behavior from
presumably the male, in defense of his family
from a perceived human threat (not me).
Anyway, Chuck Gibson dropped by to watch them
for a bit, and he mentioned that Frank Morlock,
the DEC Wildlife Tech. there had seen another
Sandhill Crane family. So in I went to talk to
Frank. He showed me where he had recently seen
them and said that a friend of his had first
spotted them last month. The location was
pretty much on my way home. I found 2 ADULT and
2 COLT SANDHILL CRANES in an alfalfa field, Town
of Genoa, Cayuga County. They were easily
visible to the south from State Route 90 and the
south end of E. Venice Rd. Rt. 90 is a busy
road, and the shoulders are narrow.
I did not attempt to contact the property owner.
The 2 colts appear the same size as the
Montezuma pair, and are a russet color. The 2
adults, however, still look mostly gray, unlike their Montezuma counterparts.
Steve Fast
Brooktondale
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