I traveled on St. Rt. 95 going west from Blachleyville towards Funk this
late afternoon.


There were 47 Sandhill Cranes observed and accurately counted on the north
side of the road (not Wildlife Area).They were feeding in the only
semi-flooded soybean field to the north of the road.

Not much else bird-wise around.  Water is up, including on Wilderness Road
to the south. It is impassable beyond the bridge coming from the east. Lane
is dry and quite passable to observation tower near Funk.

Water should be lowering, making some good shorebird habitat in the next
week or 2 - assuming it stops raining and the Mohicanville Dam gates are
opened a bit more.

Roger Troutman
Mansfield Ohio

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