Date: 4/17/24 6:24 am From: Barbara Brosnan <bbrosnan...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Sandhill Cranes
Thanks. Will do.
Barbara Brosnan
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From: Vermont Birds <VTBIRD...> On Behalf Of Richard Littauer
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2024 5:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Sandhill Cranes
What a great bird to see so frequently! I wish I saw more of them here in Montpelier.
Sandhill Cranes aren't considered rare in Addison County from April through October. Reporting it on eBird won't cause it to be sent out in the Rare Bird Alerts. But it's still great to submit a checklist with your observations of them, whenever you would like to. Don't feel pressure to post if you don't carry a phone with you; but, collectively, all of the data helps inform us of bird populations throughout the year. Also, submitting a complete checklist - with all of the birds you saw during a specified time frame - is more valuable than an incidental checklist, as it'll give us information on all of the birds you didn't see, too; so if you see a crane, stopping for five minutes to count all of the birds during that five minutes and logging them would be really helpful.
I hope you continue to see them!
Best,
R
On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 1:42 PM Barbara Brosnan <bbrosnan...> wrote:
> Yesterday at 11:15 am a solitary Sandhill Crane flew over our back
> yard in Weybridge. We were out working in our gardens and heard it
> loudly calling before we saw it. It flew west over our field and pond
> toward the Lemon Fair and then turned south. 15 minutes later we saw
> and heard it again as it flew north toward the confluence with Otter
> Creek. Long legs and neck, both outstretched, coloring, size and that
> unmistakable call confirmed it was not a GBH.
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> Today, Monday, we again heard it before seeing it as it flew eastward
> toward what we presumed was another bend in Otter Creek or nearby
> wetlands. Again it was alone. Has anyone here in Weybridge seen or
> heard this giant wading bird anywhere around here?
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> Question: Could anyone tell me how I can post rare bird sightings on
> eBird?
> I posted yesterday's flight in my own lists but there was no mention
> of the crane. I must be mistaken in thinking that rare sightings will
> automatically be selected for rare bird posts. When we are busy
> working in the yard we are not in the process of listing birds nor carrying a phone or
> camera. As far as my partner and I know, this bird is indeed rare in
> Weybridge.
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