Date: 2/24/26 5:01 pm From: Ingrid Bessette-Center <silkyhassa...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crane migration has begun
Dear CBC members,
These Sandhills crane alerts give me tremendous enthusiasm as spring
migration begins. Ingrid Center > Thanks.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 1:50 PM Dave Nutter (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <
<CAYUGABIRDS-L...> 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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