I remember seeing some Florida Sandhill Cranes on the side of the road on the
run-in to Myakka River State Park east of Venice. We were able to pull into a
parking lot beside the lawn they were on and photograph them at very close
range. Shane Williams Knoxville, TNSent from my Virgin Mobile Phone.
-------- Original message --------From: Terry Witt <terrywitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2/4/19 11:51 AM (GMT-05:00) To: nancy moore <ngmoore.2015@xxxxxxxxx>,
Tn-bird Listserv <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Fwd: Strange
Sandhill Crane in Knoxville
FYIThe Florida Sandhill population is non-migratory, estimated at about
1050 breeding pairs.There are migratory "Greater" Sandhill Cranes present each
winter (estimated 25,000 birds), but they rarely go farther south than the
middle of the peninsula, and would be unlikely in Venice Fla.Terry
WittBradenton Florida
On Monday, February 4, 2019, 10:59:24 AM EST, nancy moore
<ngmoore.2015@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Begin forwarded message:From: nancy moore
<ngmoore.2015@xxxxxxxxx>Date: February 4, 2019 at 10:29:40 AM ESTTo:
massey6932@comcast.netSubject: Re: [TN-Bird] Strange Sandhill Crane in
KnoxvilleI was in North Knoxville for cataract surgery and afterwards we
drove over to the Kroger’s and the crane was in the field to the left of
Kroger’s about 10:00. Looks fine walking around feeding. Took a phone picture.
Every year when Ivisit my cousin in Venice she has SH cranes in her yard. They
don’t fly off when approaching them. This may be a south Florida heading To
the breeding grounds. 😊 Nancy Moore Maryville, Tennessee On Feb 3, 2019, at
8:51 PM, Comcast <massey6932@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:A local birder posted a
sighting of a whopping crane in a Kroger parking lot off Emory Rd in Knox
County around 6:30 tonight with an accurate description. I ran out to take a
look and sure enough there is a lone crane walking around the parking lot.
Unfortunately (or fortunately) it is not white. It is a sandhill crane which
seems to be very healthy and alert. But it is also very tame letting people
get within 10 feet to photograph. Possible escapee from somewhere I guess.
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