[mou] Midwest whooping crane update
Robert_Russell@fws.gov
Robert_Russell@fws.gov
Tue, 16 May 2006 12:04:14 -0500
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A satellite reading showed that one of the Wisconsin (introduced birds)=
cranes briefly visited Mille Lacs County a couple of weeks ago but retu=
rned
to Necedah NWR in Wisconsin.
A bird from the Texas --Wood Buffalo flock is in Manitoba and might be =
the
source for the bird reported at Tamarack NWR back in April. The Manito=
ba
bird web has detailed directions--and of course it's "countable."
At least 11 young birds (05 hatch) are wandering around MN border areas=
in
Iowa and Wisconsin so keep your eyes open as these birds are likely to
wander for at least another month and may visit MN.
Eggs in four of the five first nests built in central Wisconsin were
destroyed by predators but eggs in a fifth nest, abandoned by the paren=
ts,
were taken by biologists, flown to Patuxent Research Center in MD, hatc=
hed
(!!) and will hopefully join the ultralight flock later this year back =
in
Wisconsin so the first "almost wild young" to appear in the Midwest in
nearly a hundred years may become a reality this fall (with lots of hum=
an
help).
Two birds that wandered off course on migration and ended up at Fort Dr=
um,
New York, were captured by trained personnel and flown by volunteers ba=
ck
to central Wisconsin to maximize chances for pairing with other whooper=
s.
The eastern population is currently at 64 birds. Thanks to Richard
Urbanek, project biologist, USFWS, for this information.
Bob Russell, USFWS, Ft. Snelling=
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<p>A satellite reading showed that one of the Wisconsin (introduced bir=
ds) cranes briefly visited Mille Lacs County a couple of weeks ago but =
returned to Necedah NWR in Wisconsin. <br>
<br>
A bird from the Texas --Wood Buffalo flock is in Manitoba and might be =
the source for the bird reported at Tamarack NWR back in April. The Ma=
nitoba bird web has detailed directions--and of course it's "count=
able."<br>
<br>
At least 11 young birds (05 hatch) are wandering around MN border areas=
in Iowa and Wisconsin so keep your eyes open as these birds are likely=
to wander for at least another month and may visit MN.<br>
<br>
Eggs in four of the five first nests built in central Wisconsin were de=
stroyed by predators but eggs in a fifth nest, abandoned by the parents=
, were taken by biologists, flown to Patuxent Research Center in MD, ha=
tched (!!) and will hopefully join the ultralight flock later this year=
back in Wisconsin so the first "almost wild young" to appear=
in the Midwest in nearly a hundred years may become a reality this fal=
l (with lots of human help). <br>
<br>
Two birds that wandered off course on migration and ended up at Fort Dr=
um, New York, were captured by trained personnel and flown by volunteer=
s back to central Wisconsin to maximize chances for pairing with other =
whoopers. The eastern population is currently at 64 birds. Thanks to =
Richard Urbanek, project biologist, USFWS, for this information.<br>
<br>
Bob Russell, USFWS, Ft. Snelling</body></html>=
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