Sandhill Cranes, Colo Spgs, El Paso Co, Sunday night

[Steven Brown]

Hey COBirders,

(no CSR banding today - so catching jays at my house).

Last night I did some “hot tub birding” about 9:30, and had several Sandhill Cranes calling as they flew over high. The wind was just picking up then, and I lost the calls before I could spot them, to count. I haven’t observed or heard of night migrations by these guys, and wasn’t sure if this was just to be ahead of the front, or if it is a regular occurrence. Still pretty cool.

Stay warm
Steve Brown
NW Colo Spgs
(Mountain Shadows neighborhood)

[Pat Hayward]

That is really interesting, because Friday night we experienced what sounded like a large number of Sandhill Cranes flying over our campsite in the Rita Blanca National Grasslands in the very northwest corner of the Texas panhandle. We heard several groups between 9:00 and 10:00 pm. They'd just had some heavy but isolated thunderstorms in the area that morning and afternoon.

    I found some info online that it has been documented, but couldn't find much more than that about night migrations for Sandhills

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Pat Hayward
Masonville CO
at 5400' west of Fort Collins