From 11:10 to 11:25 this morning I had the honor of watching one SANDHILL
CRANE circle overhead in Platte County at Guy B. Park CA.

I was parked by the lake near the restroom and saw what I thought was a
Great Blue Heron fly low over the trees and over my head. I observed some
marks that got me to dancin'...... the long, extended neck, the all-over
light gray coloring, the red crown. Yee-haw!!! A Sandhill Crane!!

The very cooperative SACR (Sandhill Crane) flew in wide, lazy circles over
the lake, then took off to the East. I started the car and raced back to
Hwy 371 N to another parking area for this CA. Bingo. There it was high in
the sky flying in wide, lazy circles again.

I parked and had theater-like views over the beautiful brown conservation
area sign. The sky above the brown sign was the drive-in movie screen and
the crane was the movie star. I was missing the popcorn, but the movie was
free. :)

Last I observed the crane, it had climbed in altitude and was heading SW.


Laura Gilchrist
Platte County, Kansas City
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P.S. Trip bird data will be available in Missouri's CACHE database on
http://mobirds.org -- under "Partnerships."

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