We were at the Visitor Center yesterday morning and saw the large group of cranes. We returned around three yesterday and saw only one group of three and another group of four. We checked Knox Marcellus and did not see any. There may have been a small number we did not see. We have no idea what the situation is like today. Linda Pflanz
On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 7:32 AM Nancy Cusumano <nancycusuman...@gmail.com> wrote: > ANyone want to guess if the cranes will still be around today given the > change in weather? Or will they have moved on? > > Thank you, > > Nancy Cusumano > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 7:02 AM Peter Saracino <petersarac...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Folks it's a great time to visit the Refuge. >> On our survey yesterday (11/19) we had 252 cranes at the Visitor Center >> alone. Literally thousands of ducks (mostly divers) on the Main Pool - >> including over 500 ruddy ducks, a couple of hundred canvassbacks, over a >> thousand redheads, hundreds of ringneck and some common and hooded mergs >> and even some scaup.....not to mention hundreds of geese, and over 100 >> tundra swans (many more swans to come!)- and Coots and grebes are still >> present as well. Even some species of dabblers remain although it appears >> many have left us. >> In viewing the scene through the unique window Montezuma offers, one >> cannot help but feel of a sense of urgency as the Season inexorably >> progresses. >> This window will soon be closing, so come visit and experience a sense of >> the awe, wonder and mystery that comes from witnessing the enormous >> waterfowl migration currently taking place across the continent. >> Hope yo see you there! >> Pete Saracino/Refuge Volunteer Naturalist >> -- >> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> >> Rules and Information >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> >> *Please submit your observations to eBird >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* >> -- >> > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --