Crayfish in the neighborhood?

[fishtank]

I live in a rural neighborhood in St. Michael. There are no lakes nearby other than Beebe and Pelican both of which are about 5 miles from my house. The closest thing to a body of water is a small pond down the road about 3 blocks.

This morning, after the rain we had gotten, I went out on my driveway and begin picking up some of the nightcrawlers that had scattered about from all the moisture. I got to the street and noticed something along my curb that was moving. I approached and it sure enough, a crayfish was making it's way down the road? It seemed to be riding the water towards the storm sewer, but I have no clue as to how it could have gotten on my street! I drove down the opposite way from which it had come from and counted 5 storm drains, uphill and downhill grades this thing would have had to manuver if it did come from this pond.

Examining it, I did find that it has eggs attached to its botom side.

Can anybody tell me, or have any idea how this could have made it's way to my street? What the cray?

[Ol_Bullhead]

a bird picked it up and dropped most likely

[TurnUpTheFishing]

There is a pond near my house and when I was younger crayfish would make their way out after a good rain. Sometimes you would find them a block or more away from the pond. Dont know where they were headed or why they left the pond.

[cliffman1]

Hey fishtank, I grew up a little west of town, out towards Pelican lake, we had the county ditch run in back of our property. Always had our cats drag them up to the farm.Your also not to far from the Crow River another possibility.

[Phred52]

Could be worse...Could be 'Crabs'!!

[fishtank]

Aren't they up by the Corner Bar?