Yes, indeed. My husband and I were out on Orcas this weekend, kayaking
and doing a fair bit of birding. We saw no cranes whatsoever. Lots of
GBHs and Belted Kingfishers, but no cranes. I can't say I was surprised
about that, either. :-)

-Jacki




On Fri, 11 Sep 1998, Gayle Benton wrote:

> In answer to Dale Goble's question:
> In the fall, especially, there are large numbers of Great Blue Herons that
> feed at Crescent Beach which is right on the main highway. I have had more
> than one person ask me what the "cranes" are. It really is a beautiful
> sight, especially at dusk when the sound is like glass and the tide's out.
> Gayle Benton
> Eastsound, WA
> gbenton at thesanjuans.com>
>
> >At a dinner tonight, a table companion asked a question that I could not
> >answer: he saw a group of birds on Orcas Island on the 18th which he
> >thought were cranes. His father-in-law (who did not see the birds)
> >thought that this was at least unlikely.
>
>
>

-Jacki