Operation Migration was scheduled to launch today but due to several days of bad weather they will be delaying the launch. With the current forcast of 31 degrees and cloudy, the crew hopes to do some short training flights today near the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Necedah Wisconsin.
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Hi Larry – The Whooping Cranes are headed to Texas, right? When I visited Port Aransas a few weeks ago, a friendly waitress was talking about them. I’d like to go back to Port “A” again – maybe this spring…
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@Amber, according to the Birds of North America Online, “The only self-sustaining natural wild population nests in the Northwest Territories and adjacent areas of Alberta, primarily within boundaries of Wood Buffalo National Park, and winters along the Gulf Coast at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, and adjacent areas.”
Apparently, the cranes don’t begin their migration back to Canada until the end of March with the last birds leaving by the beginning of May.
Also there are suppose to be two pair of Whooping Cranes at the San Antonio Zoological Gardens.
Aren’t you the lucky ones! 🙂
Sure sounds like it! Thanks for the info – I’ll have to get to the Texas coast during spring migration sooner or later!!
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