[TN-Bird] Crane Update from Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge
- From: Charles Murray <dro_1945@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:31:34 -0800 (PST)
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge
Meigs County
Birchwood, TN
From the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park viewing platform about 4 p.m., I saw a
juvenile whooping crane on a mudbar in the Hiwassee River east of Hiwassee
Island. It appears to me that there has been a marked decrease in the number of
sandhill cranes for the past couple of days following three of four days of
hundreds of sandhills migrating southward. There are still hundreds of
sandhills present, however. From my observations over the last few years, the
peak population of sandhill cranes has usually been within a week either side
of Christmas, so more sandhills are likely to come into the area later. The
very high water levels following the heavy rains about one week ago have
receded. This should open up the traditional "roosting areas" on the HWR.
Charles Murray
Birchwood, TN
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