[TN-Bird] Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge
- From: Charles Murray <dro_1945@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:20:40 -0800 (PST)
Cherokee Removal Memorial Park and
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge
Birchwood, TN
From the CRMP early this morning, I did not see a single sandhill crane. Later
in the morning a few sandhills were seen in Rhea County and Meigs County. After
6 PM, however, around 2,000 sandhill cranes were sighted on mud bars in the
Tennessee River near Hiwassee Island. I'm speculating that this huge increase
in numbers of cranes during the day is due to migration of Florida and/or
Georgia sandhills flying north behind a strong south wind.
Charles Murray
Birchwood, TN
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