Donna and I decided to cruise around the NW part of the county this afternoon. We didn’t get far before the skies blackened and the rain came down in buckets. But white birds are easier to see in the dark, and there were 32 Great Egrets on Harrison Road south of Shirland. Other birds of interest: 3 cranes and an immature eagle on Oliver Road, and a Northern Harrier on Moody Road. I wanted to check Nygren, since on Monday there were more egrets there (7) than anywhere else (0). But I didn’t really feel like braving the torrents to get to the overlook. Worth checking tomorrow.