Re: [cayugabirds-l] cranes at MNWR

2020-12-10 Thread Nancy Cusumano
There were 53 cranes in the pool by the visitor center. We got great looks and got to see them preening and dancing. There are a huge number of geese and swans behind this small pool, I was very surprised at the number of swans, as I first mistook them for snow geese. Several small groups of

Re: [cayugabirds-l] cranes at MNWR

2020-12-10 Thread Barbara Bauer Sadovnic
On Tuesday, in the early afternoon there were about 65 cranes at the visitor center pool. When I came back around 3:30 there weren’t any. Barbara > On Dec 10, 2020, at 11:37 AM, Johnson, Alyssa > wrote: > > Hi Nancy, > > I was out yesterday on a birding tour in the snow, and could not

RE: [cayugabirds-l] cranes at MNWR

2020-12-10 Thread Johnson, Alyssa
Hi Nancy, I was out yesterday on a birding tour in the snow, and could not find evidence of any cranes! Much of the wetlands, especially the shallow ones, are iced over here. I expect that with this weekend’s warmer temps, that will melt. I don’t know though if they’ve taken off for the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] cranes at MNWR

2020-12-10 Thread David Marsh
I did a Raptor Survey Monday at sunset at the Avery site on East Rd.and there were about 100 SACRs on the ice at Knox and another 30 or so in the air. David Marsh On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 11:27 AM Peter Saracino wrote: > Not sure Nancy. > We stopped doing surveys for the season last week. If

Re: [cayugabirds-l] cranes at MNWR

2020-12-10 Thread Peter Saracino
Not sure Nancy. We stopped doing surveys for the season last week. If you're going, check ebird and at the Refuge check the visitor Center pool, east rd. (Knox Marcellus and Puddler marshes), sandhill crane unit (van dyne-spoor rd.), and Armitage rd. Good luck. Hope ya see some! Pete Sar On Thu,

[cayugabirds-l] cranes at MNWR

2020-12-10 Thread Nancy Cusumano
Are cranes still being seen at Montezuma? I am thinking of heading up there today Nancy -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm