Eastern Whooping Cranes Migrating South

By Corey • October 27, 2009 • 2 comments

That is just a wonderful headline to write and read! The twenty birds, this year’s youngsters from the eastern population of Whooping Cranes, started off a bit late from their Wisconsin birthplace on the 1,200 mile journey to Florida, but it is hoped they will arrive without mishap. The total population of whoopers is now at about 500, up from the nadir of 15 or 16 back in 1941-1942.

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

2 Responses to “Eastern Whooping Cranes Migrating South”

Brenton Oct 28th, 2009 at 8:35 am
May they have a safe journey south.
Wes Oct 28th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
I have a fascination with whooping cranes since doing a research paper
on them in high school back in the early 60′s.I think there were around 45 in the one main flock at that time.
Wes

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