Whooping Crane Update, October 21, 2005
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| DAR Chicks with #12-02, Photo by Richard Urbanek, USFWS |
Current Trip:
Fall 2005 Eastern Whooping
Crane Migration
Entry October 21
Whooping Crane Update,
October 21, 2005
Currently none of the 42 Whooping Cranes in the eastern migratory
population have begun their fall migration yet. We anticipate the birds
will begin migrating early next month. Thirty-eight of the 42 cranes
are in Wisconsin. The location of the other four cranes is currently
unknown—-numbers 1-04, 7-04, and 8-04 have not been reported
since
leaving their location in central Minnesota on October 7. Number 9-03
was last reported in northeastern New York on August 13.
DAR
Report: The four chicks are allowed to roam freely with frequent checks
by costumed parents during the daytime and are kept in a wet pen at
night. They have been associating with Whooping Cranes #12-02 (unpaired
male) and #11-02 and #17-02 (breeding pair).
Meanwhile, the 20
Whooping Cranes and crew from Operation Migration remain grounded in
Green County, Wisconsin due to high winds.
Update compiled
by Joan Garland, ICF Education Outreach Coordinator. Report provided by
Richard Urbanek, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Tracking has
been
accomplished by Richard Urbanek, Lara Fondow (International Crane
Foundation) and Stacy Castelda (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
with
additional assistance from Kelly Maguire (International Crane
Foundation).
This email is generated by the International Crane Foundation located
at E11376 Shady Lane Road, Baraboo, WI. 53913. Visit our website
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