Folks,
The chain of emails below were sent this afternoon. They appeared on the
FreeLists archive of OBOL,
But they did not get carried forward to the ABA Birding News website.
I don’t know why, but it disturbs me that some glitch is blocking the function
of OBOL.
Paul T. Sullivan
paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
503-472-5306 h
971-237-4864 c
Paul Sullivan
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From: Noah Strycker [mailto:noah.strycker@xxxxxxxxx] ;
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 3:57 PM
To: carrotguy55@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx; birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [obol] Re: Speculation about crane movent
Hi birders,
For what it's worth, in the past, I've had migrating cranes go over my house
(east of Creswell) at all hours. The flock that passed here day before
yesterday was at 11:20 p.m. and I've heard them in the dark before, even once
on a foggy night. I suspect there aren't as many nocturnal "sightings" during
migration because birders are at home/asleep, but the cranes do move at night,
too.
Weather fronts may impede their progress, I suppose, but they don't drop to the
ground very often in the southern Willamette Valley. They are predictable in
their timing. Before catching them on Feb 18 this year, the last spring
detection I had at home was on Feb 17, 2013. I've had them southbound during
the first week of November in multiple years.
Good birding,
Noah Strycker
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From: roger freeman [mailto:carrotguy55@xxxxxxxxx] ;
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 3:40 PM
To: paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [obol] Speculation about crane movent
I am about 70 miles from Eugene as "the crane flies" and have a clear view.
If they continue and stay on the east edge of the valley, might get a chance
here in the next 1-2 hours.
Roger Freeman
East of Silverton
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From: 1sallyhill.9@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:1sallyhill.9@xxxxxxxxx] ;
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 3:24 PM
To: paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [obol] Sand hill Cranes northbound!
120 cranes just flew by Mt Pisgha south of Eugene heading northeast
Sent from my iPhone
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From: paultsullivan [mailto:paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx] ;
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 3:01 PM
To: birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx;
YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Sand hill Cranes northbound!
I just got a call from Grace Fowler. She reports Sand hill Cranes northbound
over Cottage Grove at 2:45 PM, Sat. Feb 20.
Thanks, Grace.
Heads up!
Paul Sullivan
