I  just received a call from Sean informing me that he had the crane there very recently as well, and he also was successful in taking a few photos.  Nice find guys!

Amanda Spears
Chestertown, MD


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Johnson <>
To: MDOSPREY <>
Sent: Wed, Jul 14, 2010 4:41 pm
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Cecil County Sandhill Crane-Yes


The crane was present at Meadow Park off of Delaware Avenue in Elkton from 3PM 

until 3:45PM this afternoon. He was still there when I left, foraging under 

cover of the grove of big pine trees about three fourths of the way around the 

park loop. As you enter the park, the trees are actually to your left, but the 

loop is one way, so you have to drive right and keep going until you see the 

trees on your left. It was raining off and on, but stopped for long enough for 

me to get a few pictures. I'll post a link later. The bird is very mellow, not 

prone to spook, if you move slowly and deliberately if you exit your car. Thanks 

Pat and Sean for the tip.



Mark Johnson

Aberdeen, MD