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From: geraldham at comcast.net
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Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 12:30:22 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: ........Sandhill Cranes


..........Tuesday night at about 8:oo pm heard 2 separate groups of Sandhill Cranes flying over Brush Prairie area (...a bit northeast of Vancouver, Wash.) that sounded like they were heading northwest . Since it was dark I couldn't observe the numbers, but sounded like 5 or 6 in each of the 2 successive groups---not many.
..........Of itself not unusual news, but Brush Prairie is east of the usual migratory path over SW. Portland hills up along northwards along the Columbia River, and......this is the 1st time I have heard Sandhill Cranes fly over *this* area. As someone else mentioned weather patterns may have pushed the migratory path further east over Vanc. and eastwards.
..........Heard a great number of migratory resident Canada Geese pass overhead over Brush Prairie after dark yesterday evening, but this is a usual wintertime occurance for us.

Cheers......Gerald Hamilton
Brush Prairie, Wash.
geraldham at comcast.net