Sandhill Crane - 30 Jun 2023
Today a new Michigan Law takes affect that prohibits the use of a cellular phone while operating a motorized vehicle. So, here I am, heading out of the driveway to pick up some bird seed when I spot a Sandhill Crane at the house of Mark and Diane Hepner five doors down the street! The bird was just chilling on the grass in front of their house, so I stopped and grabbed the phone to get a few pics. It was then I realized I'd just broke the law...
A 40 lb. bag of sunflower seed later I was driving back down the street when I saw the Hepners standing next to the Sandhill Crane and chatting w/ another neighbor. I congratulated them and offered to come back w the camera to get some pics.
Good thing that I did, since they wanted to get their cars out of the driveway, but the crane was now chilling in their driveway in front of both cars. So, after a few pics w/ the 600/4 lens I offered to escort the crane to the pond at the rear of their house (the small pond at the entrance to Bridgewater off Long Lake Dr.).
Once safely relocated I ran home to ID the leg band on its right leg. I went to www.bandreport.gov (federal bird banding database) and entered the 9-digit number (#1088-10573).
Almost immediately I received an email w/ the following information:
Dear Jerome Jourdan,
Thank you for submitting your encounter information for bird band number 1088-10573.
The fact that you have received this email confirms that we have your data in our database. Please do not report the band number again.
INFORMATION YOU ENTERED:
About your Band/Bird
Federal band number: 1088-10573
Species: SANDHILL CRANE
How obtained: Saw or photographed neck collar, color band, or other marker (not federal band) while bird was free
Status of Bird/Band: Alive - Released/Left On Bird
Remarks: Sandhill Crane #1088-10573 here in the Del Webb Community of Bridgewater in Brownstown, MI on the neighbor's lawn. The bird does not appear to be stressed but is somewhat tame. Escorted to pond.
Date of recovery: Jun 30, 2023
Location of recovery:
Coordinates: Lat/Lon 42.13353 -83.29155
26242 Higgins Way, Brownstown, MI 48134
Brownstown Charter Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
About You:
The reporter of this encounter was the person who encountered the bird or band (or someone who reporting it in behalf of the finder)
List of contacts:
1. Jerome Jourdan
26340 Higgins Way
Brownton Abbey
Flat Rock, MI 48134
Email: jerry.jourdan@gmail.com
Phone: (734) 552-6914
INFORMATION FROM OUR FILES:
Species: Sandhill Crane
Date banded: 05/09/2023
Banding Location: NEAR MALDEN CENTRE, ONTARIO, CANADA
Age: HATCHED IN 2022
Sex: UNKNOWN
Thanks again for reporting bird bands.
There is no need to respond to this email. If you have any questions, comments, or changes please send an e-mail to bandreports@usgs.gov. Be sure to include the band number and any necessary details.
Thanks!
U.S. Geological Survey
Eastern Ecological Science Center
at the Patuxent Research Refuge
Bird Banding Laboratory,
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl
What a great way to end June 2023!
Brownton Abbey, 26340 Higgins Way, Wayne, Michigan, US
Jun 30, 2023 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
1 species
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
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