Larry Lade
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For all of us there is "one" out there just waiting to happen! "A new bird we have not seen before in the wild!" Exciting isn't it!
I have a few more I have yet to identify.
Saw 9 Whooping Cranes (6 adult, 3 juvenile) ... Great additions to the list and a fun day birding.
Saw 9 Whooping Cranes (6 adult, 3 juvenile), ...
That's one heck of sighting! Where was it?
I would imagine that would have been at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
Through operation migration they fly them to St. Marks and I believe Chassahowitzka in Florida. The original flock goes to Aransas in Texas, and there are 3 non-migratory flocks.Yes, I was thinking of the Necedah (Wisconsin) birds as well, but thought they were still being "guided" back and forth (although, I honestly have no idea of the wintering grounds). But I didn't think they'd have left the reserve yet.
They only guide the new captive-raised juveniles on their first trip (which is to Florida). After that, they're on their own, to find their own way north in spring and back again in subsequent autumns.but thought they were still being "guided" back and forth (although, I honestly have no idea of the wintering grounds).