Nice observation, Leon! I had a similar experience during the fourth week of October 2016 in the Sangre de Cristo range. Finishing a day hike of the Venable-Comanche loop, I heard cranes overhead. After a minute or so of searching, I spotted a small flock and watched them fly over the range in the vicinity of Comanche Peak (13,277'), some 4,500 feet higher than I was. They were also headed southwest, presumably toward Monte Vista NWR. It is, indeed, always a thrill.
Tyler Stuart Colorado Springs On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 1:11 PM Leon Bright <[email protected]> wrote: > COBirders— > > Yesterday morning at about 9:30 I was outside our cabin in the northern > Sangre de Cristo range enjoying the pleasant weather when I heard a few > Sandhill Cranes calling. The sky was mostly clear and judging from what I > was hearing they were headed over the range toward the Monte Vista NWR. In > spite of my best naked-eye efforts I could never see them. The mountains > near our cabin include several close-neighboring peaks above 13,500 ft. > over which the cranes were flying. Even though I’ve experienced a number > of crane fly-overs there it always provides a thrill. > > Late yesterday, intimidated by the menacing forecasts of 7 to 12 inches > of snow, we retreated to our house under Pueblo’s protective bubble. Zero > snow here today so far. > > Leon Bright, Pueblo and Westcliffe > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/00d701d463f1%24b85392e0%2428fab8a0%24%40comcast.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/00d701d463f1%24b85392e0%2428fab8a0%24%40comcast.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGhGWmUCALecHbBd-CFrbweQqL364RZy_LBsfU1wZFbwu32QyA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
