Sandhill Cranes - New Sharon, Maine

[Steve Muise]

A friend called at 6:00 this evening to let me know about 3 Sandhill Cranes feeding in a cornfield on Rt. 2 in New Sharon.  They are on the south side of Rt. 2

Directions:  From the East:  3.5 miles west of the Rt. 2/27 split (Douin's Market), pass Sandy Shade Holsteins, and the cornfield is just after the green fields.  

From Farmington:  1 mile east of the Rt. 41/156/2 junction in Farmington Falls.  For locals, it's the cornfield almost opposite the old New Sharon Motel.

I may not get a chance to check tomorrow afternoon, so please repost if found again.

I took several photos, and I posted 2 on flickr:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/79863218@N08/

Enjoy, Sincerely, Steve Muise, Farmington

[Steve Muise]

Please be very careful... Rt. 2 is narrow, curvy, and has fast, relatively heavy traffic. There are lots of big trucks cruising by. Safe birding!

[R&W Sumner]

I saw those cranes in the afternoon and they were still there around
6:30 p.m. I travel that road every day and this is the first time I've
seen cranes in that area. In spite of the traffic, the shoulder is wide
on the west bound lane of Rt. 2, so parking should be no problem. The
east bound lane has a guard rail and the shoulder is rather narrow.

Wally S.