Nice job on the video Cara.

It also shows another ID mark for a Common that you need the wings open for. Common has a lot more black on its primaries and secondaries than Sandhills.

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah


> On Jan 6, 2023, at 2:20 PM, Cara Borre <cmborre1 at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> With the weekend approaching, and some confusion about the Common Crane sighting, I thought I would write and share our images from our viewing yesterday. It was a great outing and I would recommend the journey if you have the time and are willing to take the gamble it hangs around.

>

> I know there has been talk about the possibility of this bird being a hybrid, and I will not address that topic as I haven't studied it in depth. When I search eBird for the sighting, and zoom in, I am finding the message about it being a "sensitive species". I did Google its status and noted it is a species of some concern at least in Europe. I don't know if this is the reason the sighting is hidden from eBird or if there truly is some debate about its lineage behind the scenes.

>

> Kudos again to Liam Hutcheson for finding the bird and alerting Tweeterdom!

>

> Cheers,

>

> Cara Borre

> Gig Harbor WA

>

>

> https://youtu.be/Fz11rT-RUBs <https://youtu.be/Fz11rT-RUBs>

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