Lots of ducks and raptors at the Sanctuary this evening.  Sunday a pair of Eastern Meadowlarks were spotted as well.  Today and this week is the first week of the US Fish & Wildlife Service annual crane count. 

You can view past postings and historical crane counting data at http://www.haehnlesanctuary.org/crane-count 

Crane counters:    Don Henise, Ross Green, and Gary Siegrist
Compiler:  Robyn Henise
Submitted by Steve Jerant

Crane Count-8

Species count-49

Canada Geese

Trumpeter Swans

Wood Duck

Gadwall

American Wigeon

American Black Duck

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Ring-necked Duck

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Turkey Vulture

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

American Coot

Sandhill Crane

Eastern Screech-Owl

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Blue Jay

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Carolina Wren

Winter Wren

Eastern Bluebird

American Robin

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

American Tree Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Rusty Blackbird

Common Grackle

Purple Finch

House Finch

American Goldfinch