Actually, it was the same pair on Gravel that I saw today. But yesterday
my husband and I were walking on Gravel near W. Tyre Rd and had 3 fly over
us.
Pete's friend Claire
On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
wrote:
> 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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