There are currently four active renests in the Eastern migratory population.  Three nests are located on the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, and a fourth nest is located north of the refuge in Wood County, Wisconsin.  One of the renests on the refuge belongs to the “First Family”--numbers 11-02 and 17-02, the pair that hatched two whooping crane chicks on June 22, 2006.  One of the chicks was predated prior to migration.  The other chick, #W1-06 is currently on the Necedah NWR with her mate, #10-03. 

Update by Joan Garland, ICF Education Outreach Coordinator/WCEP Communications & Outreach Team Co-chair.