Date: 2/24/26 12:25 pm From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crane migration has begun
And my friend. Claire Damaske, sited a pair bit north of the Refuge on Lay
Rd. (a road that eventually connects to Gravel Rd.)
Given how cold it must still be further north (not to mention lack of
food) I wonder if these cranes being reported close to home are local
breeders?
Sar
On Tue, Feb 24, 2026, 2:49 PM Dave Nutter <nutter.dave...> wrote:
> And locally, the Sandhill Crane migration has extended to the Cayuga Lake
> Basin, where the first 2026 record was on 22 February by David Kennedy,
> quickly followed by Mark Miller, along Durling Rd in the Town of Tyre,
> where they photographed a pair feeding in a cornfield. These cranes were
> also seen by Jackie Baldwin today from Gravel Rd.
> - - Dave Nutter
>
> On Feb 24, 2026, at 1:41 PM, Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
> wrote:
>
>
> Folks:
>
> My friend at Nebraska's Rowe Sanctuary tells me that their latest count of
> arriving migrating sandhills is approximately 115,000 cranes. They are very
> much arriving on the Platte River at Rowe.
>
> Here’s a link to the Rowe Sanctuary Crane Cam.
> Best times to watch are around sunrise (as they leave for the day to feed)
> and around sunset (when they come pouring into the Platte River for the
> night).
> https://explore.org/livecams/national-audubon-society/crane-camera >
> And here's a link to Rowe's website. A great addition to any birder's
> bucket list!!
> https://rowe.audubon.org/ > Sar
>
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