Today Sara Zimorski, WCEP Tracking & Winter Management Team Co-chair, and Eva Szyszkoski, ICF Tracking Field Manager, conducted an aerial survey of Necedah National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding areas to identify whooping crane nests.  They confirmed there are a total of eight whooping crane pairs currently on nests!  Three of the nests were just discovered today.  There are four additional pairs that haven’t begun nesting yet, including #W1-06 (the wild-hatched chick from 2006) and her mate, #10-03.  Let’s hope the Easter Bunny delivers more than just chocolate eggs this weekend.

Update by Joan Garland, ICF Education Outreach Coordinator. Report and photos provided by Sara Zimorski. Special thanks to Windway Capital Corp. and pilot Tom Trester.