Whooping
Cranes from the 2001 and 2002 Reintroductions
Activity During October 19 – 25, 2003
Provided
by the International Crane Foundation:
R. P. Urbanek, L. E. A. Fondow, and C. D. Satyshur
Summary of
the whereabouts of the 20 whooping cranes from the 2001 and 2002 reintroductions:
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Fifteen of the cranes are in or near Necedah National Wildlife Refuge,
which is
the Core Reintroduction Area.
·
One whooping crane is at Horicon NWR
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Three cranes are near the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois
·
The whereabouts of one whooping crane is unknown
Activities
of 2001 cranes
No.
1—Remained at Necedah NWR, usually roosted with two adult sandhills
and their chick, and sometimes with larger numbers of sandhills.
No. 2—Returned
to Necedah NWR October 23
No. 5—Roosting
in central Wisconsin wetlands with Nos. 4 and 18 from 2002
No. 6—Has
not been found since leaving Necedah NWR on May 10. At that time his
transmitter had a broken antenna, so its operation is at best poor.
No. 7—Last
reported Oct. 11 at Horicon NWR. Vegetation and lack of functional transmitter
make it hard to track her.
Activities
of 2002 cranes:
No. 1—Remained
with a staging flock of about 200 sandhill cranes in central Wisconsin
No. 2—Associated
with sandhills in central Wisconsin along with No. 13.
No. 3—Remained
in northeastern Iowa with No. 15
No. 4—Roosted
in central Wisconsin wetlands along with No. 5 from 2001 and No. 18 from
2002.
No. 5—At
Necedah NWR with Nos. 8, 16 and 17 from 2002 and No. 2 from 2001
No. 8—Remained
at Necedah with Nos. 5, 16, 17 and No. 2 from 2001.
No. 9—Foraged
with sandhill cranes in central Wisconsin on October 19; on the 20th she
moved to a cranberry reservoir with a small number of sandhills, and then
returned to roost on Necedah NWR.
No. 11—Roosting
on Necedah NWR with No. 12
No. 12—Roosting
on Necedah NWR with No. 11
No. 13—Associated
with sandhills in central Wisconsin along with No. 2
No. 14—Remained
on Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in northwest Illinois
No. 15—Remained
in northeastern Iowa with No. 3
No. 16—Remained
at Necedah with Nos. 5, 8, 17 and No. 2 from 2001.
No. 17—Remained
at Necedah with Nos. 5, 8, 16 and No. 2 from 2002
No. 18—Roosted
in central Wisconsin wetlands with No. 5 from 2001 and No. 4 from 2002
More detailed
information about these whooping cranes is available from the International
Crane Foundation's website.
For information
on the 2003 ultralight-led fall migration, go to:
2003
Fall Migration Map
Operation
Migration, Inc. website for daily reports from the migration team.
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