Hi Steve Fast -- Mary Van Buren and I found the Sandhill Cranes this morning - just where you said they were south of Rt. 90 and E. Venice Rd. We parked on E. Venice Rd. and walked down for a good view from Rt. 90.
A farmer stopped to talk and said the cranes have been in those fields eating mice and frogs for at least 9 years. Apparently they spend part of the winters around a couple of ponds just north of there. I'm glad you found them for us. Thanks - Elizabeth King At 03:16 PM 6/23/2010, you wrote: >I spent 3 hours this morning viewing the >SANDHILL CRANE familyfirst from Carncross Rd., >then from Morgan Rd. About 1100, I witnessed >some really cool aggressive behavior from >presumably the male, in defense of his family >from a perceived human threat (not me). >Anyway, Chuck Gibson dropped by to watch them >for a bit, and he mentioned that Frank Morlock, >the DEC Wildlife Tech. there had seen another >Sandhill Crane family. So in I went to talk to >Frank. He showed me where he had recently seen >them and said that a friend of his had first >spotted them last month. The location was >pretty much on my way home. I found 2 ADULT and >2 COLT SANDHILL CRANES in an alfalfa field, Town >of Genoa, Cayuga County. They were easily >visible to the south from State Route 90 and the >south end of E. Venice Rd. Rt. 90 is a busy >road, and the shoulders are narrow. >I did not attempt to contact the property owner. >The 2 colts appear the same size as the >Montezuma pair, and are a russet color. The 2 >adults, however, still look mostly gray, unlike their Montezuma counterparts. > > >Steve Fast >Brooktondale -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
