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SANDHILL
CRANES
COUNTED
THE EVENING OF:
MARCH 2010
Sunday, March 7 -
Good Afternoon.
Those
of you who live at a distance will have to forgive our slow start
to our Crane Count narrative. Winter came early here and has
stayed in a fashion we are not used to. I am not aware of any
Sandhill Crane activity at Fuitgrowers Reservoir. (I may have
missed something and will relay any information I that others want to
provide.)
So from Tuesday on I'll start logging in a crane count - even if it's a zero. - Jim
PARKING: PLEASE
find a place to park that is off the pavement and PLEASE do not set up
your tipods on the pavement! The Sheriff's
Department join
many of us with concern about safety from less than responsible
behavior
on the county road (drivers and bird watchers) while crane watching is going on. Thanks.
General
disclaimer:
We
try to count Cranes around sunset
to
include the late arrivals,
and
to provide you with an idea
of
how many birds you may encounter
the
next morning at “liftoff” (usually
between 10:00
and 11:00 a.m daylight savings time).
Crane
counts are estimates of what
was
seen by one or more observers.
The
bigger the number of Cranes counted
the
less likely the number is accurate.
These
numbers are most useful
when
looked at as relative numbers
of
Cranes from day to day.
Sometimes
the counts we post
in
the evening are modified the
next
morning when we feel more
confident
with the accuracy of
the
morning count.
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OTHER
BIRD SPECIES SIGHTED 2010
at,
or adjacent to, the RESERVOIR:
American Bald Eagle
Mallard
Canada Goose
Western Meadowlark
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Crane Sightings and Other Observations at Fruitgrowers
Reservoir and the Surrounding Area
