Sunday morning I was awaken not once but twice by the calling of the cranes as they flew over Camp Crane. Such a wonderful sound to wake up to.
We had a nice morning stroll along the Dees Trail and Crane Lane.
We cleaned up the van and took Judy, Terry, and her brother and sister-in-law on a Crane Tour. When we pulled out on Crane Lane there were 5 cranes at the feeder. We saw more cranes at the feeder than we did on the 2 1/2 hour tour. We sure do miss the North Gautier Crane Circus.
G15 nest, one parent was in the nest with the Eaglets, the other was in a nearby tree watching.
We built a fire and relaxed when we got back to Camp Crane.
Monday, we spent the morning waiting for the plumber to repair pipes in the bunkhouse. While waiting on him, we got the new bunkhouse screen door installed, cleaned out the front of the visitor center truck, and took care of recycling.
We got a walk in along Crane Lane, then went to check out the aftermath of the first refuge prescribed burn of the year.
The HQ Gang surprised us when we found them in the Crane Lane kiosk savanna.
We made a check on the Eagles nest and found both parents in a nearby tree keeping a keen eye on their Eaglets. The Eaglets were not active during the time that we were there.
We had another nice campfire when we got back to Camp Crane.
Tuesday, we got a few refuge projects done then bellied up on Chinese at Fusion Buffet in Pascagoula. We got back and relaxed around a nice campfire.
Wednesday, my alarm clock was the sound of cranes at HQ. It was 7:30 am and we needed to report to work at 8:30 a.m. I am glad they woke me up.
We had a Crane Tour for a family of 6. When they arrived they had a bonus kid. The kids age range from 1 to 11 years of age. The older kids had great questions and seemed to enjoy the tour.
After we got back, we took the Interns motor boating. We spent some time at the G16 eagles nest and found the parents and an Eaglet in the nest. A great way to spend the afternoon.
We also had a couple of Ospreys that were mating across the way. These guys are getting an early start.
We relaxed for a bit at Camp Crane then called it a night.
Thursday we stayed inside the camper for most of this cool cloudy day.
Friday, was a rainy cool day. We got out of the camper and got a few chores done around the visitor center, then stayed inside the camper for the rest of the day.
Saturday morning, 6 cranes flew down the bayou heading to the visitor center while we were drinking our coffee. When Lauren went to get the van for our crane tour, 4 cranes were at the east end of the building. One of them was NR22,(NV11 and 337 youngster). Looks like he has been kicked out by his parents. Which is a good indicator that nesting season has arrived.
We had 6 people that had signed up for the tour today, but only 2 of them showed up. Which is understandable considering it was a rainy, cold day. The 2 people that showed up, lucked out, seeing 18 sandhill cranes and a few other cool critters.
We got back, loaded up, and headed to Crossroads for the afternoon.
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