I had an interesting bird report from a friend and neighbor yesterday. He photographed a large group of Sandhill Cranes flying high overhead mid-morning. I one picture, he has 109 birds so the flock had at least that many individuals. Sandhill Cranes are quite common in Crawford by now, but the local cranes winter here, mostly at Pymatuning. If I remember correctly, 200-300 cranes winter in smaller flocks across the Pymatuning area. So I doubt a flock this large would be local Sandhills. Would these be migrating Sandhill Cranes from further west, blown east by the storm system passing through right now? I'd be interested in hearing comments or thoughts.
