Crane flight, 10/22 a.m.

Several BCAS members showed up to help with the morning flight at Fruitgrowers today, and we all got to show off our new hats.  Several hundred people showed up to watch the flight, which had an early peak around 10 a.m., and then a steady trickle of small groups leaving for an hour after that. 
 
Other birds seen in and around the area included:
 
ringnecked pheasant (two east of the reservoir on the way in)
red-winged blackbird
yellow-headed blackbird
killdeer
mallard
gadwall
shoveler
ring-necked duck
Canada geese
coot
great blue heron
gulls (no idea)
kingfisher
mourning dove
kestrel
golden eagle (perched and on the ground near a group of cranes)
 
Dennis Garrison

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