Haehnle Sanctuary Crane Count 09/15/2025
By Don Henise

The counting team began the 2025 fall season of weekly crane counts at the Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Sanctuary on Monday, September 15th.  It was a beautiful warm and sunny day.  Overall birding was quiet throughout the afternoon as we only managed to record 28 species. A few of the bird highlights included a Black-billed Cuckoo, 2 Scarlet Tanagers and a Merlin that raced through shortly before sunset.  We had the obligatory Northern Harrier coursing over the marsh and a handful of Great Egrets in the marsh. Nineteen Sandhill Cranes were counted for the evening. A link to the complete eBird Checklist is below.

Total Cranes Roosting:  19

Counters:   Ross Green, Steve Jerant, Don Henise

Compiled by:  Don Henise

Complete eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S273642774

(Steve Jerant)