Seward, Alaska
Flock after flock of bugling SANDHILL CRANES streamed across the gray skies this afternoon. Most were dark specks flying high in Vs and bows and undulating transformations. They cruised along the face of the snowy western mountains cradling Resurrection Bay then veered west into the Resurrection River valley.
I drove over to Exit Glacier Road and parked at the large pullout before the closed Box Canyon gate. There, I could watch them approaching head-on along the mountainsides, and then turn into the valley. Wave after wave. There were easily over a 1000. It was thrilling!
Just before 6 pm, after a long pause, I heard the Cranes calling directly overhead and close. I leaped out of the car and saw a magnificent finale as over 200 Cranes created a fantastic mountain design of overlapping Vs. This group won the grand prize for Originality and Best of Show.
From singles to hundreds, each and every one was a winner!
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report Reporter
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