I had a Sandhill Crane on Sunday morning around 7:00 AM. I heard the call first
and then the bird flew directly overhead. This was at the Refuge Inn (right
beside McDonalds. I assumed the bird was a captive bird but if it is a wild
bird would love to count it. Either way it was a gorgeous sight!
William Leigh leightern@xxxxxxx
Bridgewater, Virginia
From: elliety@xxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:48:17 -0400
To: nutmegz@xxxxxxx
CC: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] Sandhill Crane Chincoteague
A quick note - I was letting our dogs out this morning at our house on ridge
road, and clearly heard a Sandhill crane. The sound was unmistakeable. I
believe there is a captive crane on the north end of the island, but that is
a long way from our house and I've never heard one from our house before.
After getting our act together, My brother and i went out to Assateague,
where we ran into Jeffrey Blalock. He had seen the Sandhill Crane flying and
was able to get a picture (which I think he will post later). He saw it from
where the old bridge was located on Main Street- which is consistent with
where I heard it coming from. I don't believe the captive bird can fly - so
this appears to be a wild crane!
Most of the other notables are still present - the Black tailed godwit was
seen yesterday, the avocet - this morning, piping and semi-palmated plovers
are back. I have not seen the black-headed gull or the Eurasian widgon - but
we've only been here since Sunday.
Bill
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On Mar 25, 2013, at 9:08 PM, "Edward Eder" <nutmegz@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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