Drove on FM 2004 this morning through the Brazoria NWR. Bird numbers were noticeably lower than the weekend. Still a couple of groups of geese totaling around 6,000. Duck numbers on three of their projects were pretty good but the rest of the refuge looked dead except for Mottled Duck Marsh.
Only 100-200 Sandhills.
I continued east and saw almost nothing. Only a few small groups.
In the afternoon and around 1:45PM I was driving back to the west on FM 2004 and noticed the refuge was conducting a sizable prescribed burn. Probably several thousand areas judging by the length and depth of the smoke and flames that were coming up.
Sandhills were pouring into the wetland projects on the refuge from tremendous altitudes. Group after group coming from every direction. It was like a big migration day.
No doubt they could see the smoke and were making a beeline to it. I would guess that tomorrow huge numbers of cranes will be on that burned area.
Only 100-200 Sandhills.
I continued east and saw almost nothing. Only a few small groups.
In the afternoon and around 1:45PM I was driving back to the west on FM 2004 and noticed the refuge was conducting a sizable prescribed burn. Probably several thousand areas judging by the length and depth of the smoke and flames that were coming up.
Sandhills were pouring into the wetland projects on the refuge from tremendous altitudes. Group after group coming from every direction. It was like a big migration day.
No doubt they could see the smoke and were making a beeline to it. I would guess that tomorrow huge numbers of cranes will be on that burned area.
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