[Ontbirds]Sandhill Cranes at Long Point

[Diane Salter]

I just returned from a short trip to Port Rowan  & while I was parked on the edge of Front Road (Rd. 42 just west of highway 59) flock after flock of sandhill cranes flew north over my car (they were coming out of the Big Creek marsh).

Driving north on Highway #59 midway between Conc. A & Conc Rd. #1, I found a large flock of cranes in the rubble of a soybean field on the west side.  There were at least 150 cranes but it was very difficult to count them as they were tightly bunched & small groups kept flying in & joining the large group.  I'm sure there are more flocks further west on Rd. 42 but I didn't go to check.  

Diane Salter
Walsingham