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>Ok All,
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>Here's the latest on the CC (Carroll County) SANDHILL CRANE. It was first 
>seen on the Tuesday of Thanksgiving week, in a cornfield,  on Rt.482 
>directly across from North Carroll High School, starting at 11:25AM 
>(Hampstead). It took flight before noon.
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>I re-located the bird on Sunday, Nov.28th at about 3PM, on a private farm 
>behind the high school, on the corner of Panther Dr. and Shiloh Rd.. It 
>was on one of the 2 ponds. The Crane took off towards the school and 
>dropped to the cornfield on Rt. 482,  Mark Scarff got pictures, then we 
>left as it was now 4:30 and traffic was getting bad there.

>Mark made several attempts to find the Crane yesterday, to no avail.
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>I went out today, driving past the high school at 11:30AM, and there the 
>Crane was, in the original spot in the cornfield, across from the high 
>school.  On my return to Hampstead, I went looking again about 2:30PM. It 
>was not in the cornfield, but I did find it at the farm again. It was at 
>the grassy edge of the larger pond, walking up towards Shiloh Rd. I moved 
>to the grassy shoulder of Shiloh Rd.  The crane continued past the grassy 
>area, up into the cultivated field. I watched until about 4:00, when it 
>took flight and headed south over Hampstead Elementary School, towards 
>Shiloh Middle School, where there is another pond (that can be seen from 
>the Rt.30 Bypass). I could not find where it landed.
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>Sorry for the late post, but it's still around.
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>Sharon Schwemmer
>Hampstead, MD
>swschwemmer at verizon dot net