We were at Montezuma yesterday at 3 pm and there were about 125 cranes at the visitor center. Also saw 3 eagles in close viewing. About 25,000 various water fowl.
Kate On Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 7:40 AM Linda Pflanz <lgpfl...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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/>!* >> -- >> > -- > *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/ --
