Tweets,

Re. Sandhill Cranes migrating. I understand there were a goodly number of
cranes counted some years ago when there was an organized hawk watch in fall
at Cape Flattery. I've noticed myself and there are numerous reports of
cranes overhead along a line from the outer coast near Pt. Grenville, down
the Humptulips, over the head of Grays Harbor, then over Raymond. I presume
these represent a regular movement from nesting areas on Vancouver Island or
further north along the coast to the wintering area in the Vancouver
Lake/Sauvie Island/Ridgefield area.

There seems to be a much smaller movement south over Seattle, perhaps from
the remnant breeding population at Pitt Meadows on the lower Fraser.

Gene Hunn
18476 47th Pl NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
enhunn323 at comcast.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dianna Moore" <dlmoor2 at coastaccess.com>
To: "Tweeters" <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 9:39 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] re: Sandhill Cranes & Greater White-fronted geese


> Hey Tweets....a fried of mine lives on the bluffs in Hoquiam overlooking
> the Bowerman Basin. He called me a few years ago and said there were
> approximately 300 Sandhill Cranes that had just come in over his home and
> settled on the mudflats below.
>
> I grabbed my scope and a friend and we got to see the birds...what a
> picture of contentment! Never having seen the large congregations along
> the Platte River or other stopovers, this was my first sighting of such a
> large group.
>
> Since then I have seen them migrating over my home in Ocean Shores, but no
> further large numbers on the ground.
>
> On another note, I saw 6 Greater White-fronted geese on the golf course
> behind the theatres here in Ocean Shores today.
> But no juncos have yet showed up in my yard. The Fox & Golden-crown
> Sparrows are back...about 2 weeks ago.
>
> Dianna Moore
> Ocean Shores, Wa.
> dlmoor2 at coastaccess.com
>
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