WHOOPING CRANE NUMBERS
2002 thru 2009

Wisconsin Migratory Population	Adult	Young	Total	Adult Pairs
October 31, 2009	77	29	106	11
September 30, 2008	69	22	91	11
October 29, 2007	51	27	78	4
April 1, 2006	41	23	64	2
March 22, 2005	32	13	45	0
February 29, 2004	20	16	36	0
March 31, 2003	5	16	21
March 1, 2002	0	5	5

Aransas/Wood Buffalo NP Wild Population	Adult	Young	Total	Adult Pairs
October 31, 2009	247	0^A	247^B	72
September 30, 2008	227	39	266	72
October 29, 2007	236	?	236	69
April 1, 2006	189	25	214	69
March 22, 2005	182	33	215	67
February 29, 2004	169	25	194	64
March 31, 2003	169	15	184
March 1, 2002	160	14	174
^A Fifty-two chicks hatched in Canada in 2009 but only 22 fledged. They will not be added to the table until they arrive at Aransas in the fall and it is learned how many adults have died. ^B The peak population for the Aransas-Wood Buffalo flock in the 2008-09 winter was 270. However, 23 birds died during the winter, leaving 247.

Florida Non-migratory Population	Adult	Young	Total	Adult Pairs
October 31, 2009	28	1	29	8
September 30, 2008	30	0	30	12
October 29, 2007	40	1	41	17
April 1, 2006	58	0	58	14
March 22, 2005	61	5	66	13
February 29, 2004	64	18	82	17
March 31, 2003	84	11	95
March 1, 2002	85	18	103

Last updated: November 17, 2009