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Crane Count is Back!
Bird Species Count at Haehnle
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Haehnle Sanctuary Brochure
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Click for driving map to view cranes
Known for sandhill crane viewing,
Haehnle Sanctuary is located
6 miles northeast of Jackson, Michigan
on Seymour Road.
It's important to note that the crane count indicates the number of cranes spending the night at the sanctuary. Many more are often observed flying over.
Cranes Roosting:
531
November 20, 2023
Haehnle Sanctuary Crane Count 11/20/2023
By Don Henise
Sandhill Crane activity has picked up this week with 531 cranes counted flying into the marsh for the night. A thousand or more cranes were also seen dropping into the property to the north of the sanctuary.
Good numbers of waterfowl continue to use Mud Lake. A total of 26 species were observed at the sanctuary Monday evening. The complete eBird checklist is here:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S154879236
Counters: Don & Robyn Henise, Ross Green, and Gary Siegrist
Compiler: Don Henise
An interesting article about Sandhill Cranes
published in the Washtenaw Voice, the student newspaper for Washtenaw Community College with photos from our own Tom Hodgson. Click Here
More "crane count" photos from Steve Jerant
(DHenise).jpg)
Crane Count Archive
2007-2014
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