It seems like a long winter this year, and even though the birds just arrived at Chass less than 2 months ago, they are getting ready soon to make their first northward migration back to Necedah, WI! Older adults such as #101 are already there, with others heading north right behind him. Route changes for this year's migration are not yet completely firm, but when they are Joe Duff will tell us about them. In this podcast I have the 2 winners from the question I asked last time, and we talk with Sara Zimorski, aviculturist with the International Crane Foundation, who with her team and several USFWS folks headed the Winter Monitoring and Tracking Team, caring for and watching over the birds this year. Sara talks about #703 and the others, and especially gives us some insight as to what we can expect to happen with the youngest bird, #735, whose one wing has kept her from flying and will not make the return migration! But it isn't so bad, as Sara tells us. Keep abreast of the northward migration of the Whoopers by going to the Operation Migration Field Journal at operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html. Journey North is another great site for migration news at www.learner.org/jnorth/crane/index.html. Important and authoratative resources can be researched about all 15 crane species at the International Crane Foundation's website: www.savingcranes.org. Write to us at whooperhappenings@earthlink.net . Photo- Nadia Studnicka sporting her new WH t-shirt, with furry friend Emma. Photo-Abby Studnicka. Operation Migration Operation Migration

[ Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:54:00 GMT ]

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