The Common Crane was still being seen at 2:30pm. Ken Miracle helped get me on it and I was able to get a couple other birders on it before I left. On my way out, at the intersection of the first road off the highway I found a large mixed flock of Horned Larks and Snow Buntings. Snow Bunting has been a 15-year nemesis bird for me… until today! 

I just photographed it still there way out. Now off to look for snow buntings etc.

Carter just reported that the Crane has been seen this morning in the same general area, about 100 yards south of Wednesday’s location. 

My friends in Burns think its possible that the bird in Fairfield area is the same one seen near Lakeview.

  There was a Common Crane in California just south of Lakeview, OR off Highway #395 this past August.  It was there (with a large number of Sandhill Cranes) for several weeks—can’t access eBird data at this time.  Here is a long distance photo (hand held) to give you all some idea of what you are looking for.