NEWS
Some good, some bad, some odd
October 10, 2016
Its time that I get some updates.
2016 Chicks should soon be heading south.
While 5-12, 4-13 and 8-14 are sorting out their relationship status the ?Royal Couple? otherwise known as male 4-12 and female 3-14, seems to have adopted a Parent Reared Whooping crane colt! Take a look at this video clip to see the trio come flying into White River marsh to roost last night ? TOGETHER! Whooping cranes 4-12 and 3-14 bring Parent Reared colt #30-16 to their roost location for the night.
http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2016/10/07/as-the-crane-world-turns-2http://www.wildearth.tv/videomark/10062016-royal-couple-and-30-fly-roostWhooping crane #34-16 in Adams County, WI began exhibiting signs of illness, sequestered herself in standing corn. The following day she seemed lethargic, and on Friday morning, Brooke and Patuxent?s Robert Doyle found her remains. She had been predated.
http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2016/10/08/sadly-another-loss-2Changes
Male 5-12 has bad luck with mates. They keep leaving him or being stolen
http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2016/10/05/changes-some-good-some-badParent Reared Crane #30-16
http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2016/10/04/parent-reared-crane-30-16Whooping crane chicks 31 & 38-16 in Marquette County, WI have found their wings!
http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2016/10/03/update-whooping-cranes-3138-16Eastern Flock ? Whooping Crane Update
http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2016/10/06/eastern-flock-whooping-crane-updateIf we are going to keep track, we are interested in all behaviors and events