Somehow, it seems that if you are thinking about Whooping cranes and their welfare, you just have to be thinking of ways to better save energy and avoid environmental waste! This is Earth Day 2008 as I post this podcast, and the past 38 years do seem to have run by so fast! I can recall picking up junk along roadsides on Eastern Long Island that first day, along with snapping dozens of photos which were displayed the next day in the high school office window. Being a yearbook student photographer had its advantagesâ I could avoid working as hard as some others! Heck, itâs not easy holding your 35mm in one hand and soda cans or a rusty chunk of scrap metal in the other! Brian Johns, the Canada Wildlife Services Whooping Crane Coordinator, talks about the returning birds and his expectations for nesting and chicks this summer. And I spoke with St. Markâs Refuge Manager, Terry Peacock, who discussed the recent open house about the new winter residents, answering questions for locals and seeking support for this project. They can use your help if youâll write a note and e-mail it to the guy doing the approval process. It will speed things up, and Iâll post a letter you can use. IMBDâ International Migratory Bird Day, fast approaches. Operation Migration will again be at Disneyâs Animal Kingdom, for the 3rd year. More on that later. Donât forgetâ if you have a comment or suggestion, send it to us at whooperhappenings@earthlink.net. Thanks! Photo - Several Class of 2007 members (#707 bottom corner inset) stopped at a cornfield, spending quality time chillin' and foraging in Illinois. Photos courtesy of Susan Nelson. If you would like to see a 2-minute video about Operation Migration, just click the arrow... Operation Migration Operation Migration My Odeo Channel (odeo/b92511486b2f9bdd)

[ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:41:00 GMT ]

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