I think thousands of cranes have left the Cecilia vicinity already and headed
north. I could only find 1500-2000 this afternoon, which may sound like a lot,
but for someone who has been there a number of times when there were 5000-10000
I was disappointed. Most of the birds were far from the roads. The biggest
group was up north along St. John Road. Despite recent rains the area transient
pools are not particularly high and are receding. At around 400 pm, there were
probably only a couple of dozen cranes within view of the KY 86 fire station
where normally there would be hundreds. The area could use a big rain to form
more pools. The peak for this "spring" may have already occurred otherwise . .
. :-(
A few waterfowl were on ponds along my loops including 3 Greater White-fronted
Geese, 9 Northern Shovelers, and 10 Northern Pintail.
bpb, Louisville
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