From our house overlooking Cherokee Marsh on the north side of Madison, thanks to my wife Ginny's nature diary... 2006: First Sandhill Crane on 2 March; first Great Blue Heron on 20 April 2007: First Sandhill Crane on 10 March; Great Blue Heron on 24 March 2008: First Sandhill Crane heard on 6 March, seen on 12 March; Heron on 9 April 2009: First Sandhill Crane heard on 24 February; several seen on 26 February; Great Blue Heron on 4 April 2010: First Sandhill Crane seen on 4 March, many in area by 14 March; Great Blue Heron on 3 April So they're on the way! ---------- Daniel Gomez-Ibanez Madison, Dane County #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn.