[obol] Union County Sandhills moving
- From: Cathy Nowak <cathy.nowak@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:47:47 +0000
The first of the resident (nesting) pairs of sandhill cranes arrived on Ladd
Marsh, Union County, yesterday. This is just 2 days earlier than my previous
early records of February 19 in both 2010 and 2013. Other years they have
arrived within a fairly tight window of February 20 – 26. Yesterday’s arrivals
were 9 in number and included one of the birds we banded as an unfledged colt
last summer. This youngster is still with its parents and will likely stay
with them for a couple more weeks before they encourage it to go elsewhere so
they can nest again.
M. Cathy Nowak
Certified Wildlife Biologist®
Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area
59116 Pierce Rd
La Grande, OR 97850
541-963-4954
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