I thought we had missed them this time around - until a Great horned owl calling (yes - daytime!) got my attention in our lower yard around 3:30pm. When I looked up thru the woods I saw a small group of 7 cranes flying below the heavy cloud cover, silently, heading south. Then several more small groups. I headed up to open sky on our street and saw the last 4 more distant. So just 32 total. I heard nothing until some faint cries off to the south. How many did I miss before the owl called??
btw this happens to be the 4th anniversary of the day when a Yellow-throated Warbler appeared in our Winter yard. I told the story here ... I was shocked and sure it would be gone in moments as I grabbed my camera to document it! It became like a family pet & survived on Bark Butter I fed it twice a day. It stayed with us for ... 98 days.
Happy New Year everyone! Vicki DeLoach / Cherokee Co.
-- "Aren't two sparrows sold for only a penny? But your Father knows when any one of them falls to the ground"
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