Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Sandhill Cranes near Port Rowan

This time of year, we spend a fair bit of time heading westward a kilometre or two looking for Sandhill Cranes.

 They aren’t hard to find as they are usually feeding just east or west of highway #59, north of Front Road/Lakeshore near Port Rowan.

 On Christmas Eve at dusk, we watched from the Big Creek viewing platform as a couple of hundred came in for the night.

 The Long Point Christmas Count conducted on Saturday December 20th tallied 730 Sandhill Cranes.

 Here they are:
More details on the count at http://www.mail-archive.com/birdalert@ontbirds.ca/msg35028.html

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