I don't believe the cranes can be seen from the road. The lane they were seen from is marked as private. Most of the fields cannot be seen from the road due to the slope of the hill down to the river bottom. I have been in the area there several time this week and have not seen the birds in any of the surrounding fields.
Hans
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> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:03:47 -0500
> From:
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Sandhill Cranes still in Hagerstown
> To:
>
> MD Osprey:
>
> An update on the previously reported Sandhill Cranes in Hagerstown ...
>
>>From: [witheld]
>>Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:44:17 EST
>>Subject: Sandhill Cranes
>>To:
>>
>>Hi Phil
>>
>>I thought you would be interested to know that the Sandhill cranes
>>are still here. This morning they were in the field behind us. A
>>few of them were jumping up and down, which was a beautiful sight
>>and great enjoyment for our two labs! They don't seem to be
>>bothered by humans and barking dogs too much. It was still a few
>>acres away so I'm not sure how good the photos will be. [snip]
>>Thanks for your help. We feel really special to have these cranes
>>as our guests!
>
>
> At 06:26 01/07/2008, Phil Davis wrote:
>>MD Osprey:
>>
>>An interesting report from yesterday evening ...
>>
>>Phil
>>
>>
>>>From: [withheld]
>>>Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 18:27:55 EST
>>>Subject: Sandhill Crane in Western Maryland
>>>To:
>>>
>>>Hello Mr. Davis
>>>
>>>I live on Blue Heron Lane in Hagerstown. This afternoon in our 30
>>>acre field we saw five large birds. My son got out his telescope
>>>and is "National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North
>>>America" and identified the birds as Sandhill Cranes. I did as
>>>well. We are used to seeing a blue heron or two, but these were
>>>definitely not them. The plumage in the back and the red on the
>>>bill, as well as the estimated size from our second floor window
>>>point to the sandhill crane. We tried to get some photos with a
>>>zoom lens on our 35mm camera. I will have them developed tomorrow.
>>>
>>>They stayed for several hours, but I'm afraid in my efforts to get
>>>a little closer to them for a better shot I scared them away. They
>>>flew southwest toward the marsh not far from our house. Hopefully
>>>they will visit again tomorrow.
>>>
>>>I hope this is helpful to you. I Googled the Internet to see who I
>>>should report this to. Thanks.
>>>
>>
>>===================================================
>>Phil Davis, Secretary
>>MD/DC Records Committee
>>2549 Vale Court
>>Davidsonville, Maryland 21035 USA
>>301-261-0184
>>mailto:[log in to unmask]
>>
>>MD/DCRC Web site: http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html
>>===================================================
>
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