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Meet
the New 2007 Whooping Crane Chicks! Hatch-year 2007 of the Eastern Flock |
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Crane
# 722 |
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| Date Hatched |
May 21, 2007 |
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| Gender |
Female |
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Egg Source: Calgary Zoo |
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Permanent Leg Bands Weight
09/05/07: |
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Personality and History
Migration Training: #722 is a submissive bird near the more aggressive 724, but gets along great with #721. She came to Wisconsin on July 3 in cohort 2, the middle group of 5 chicks. By July 31, she could fly the length of the runway with ease! On August 1 she and #724 got discouraged when they couldn't keep up with the trike and landed in the marsh. When they wouldn't come back on the runway to try again, Swamp Monster had to scare them out. Chick #722 got so scared that she ran straight for the pen and banged into the fence. But she came running back when she saw the friendly puppet head waving by the trike!
First Migration South: Chick #722 left Wisconsin for his first migration on October 13th, 2007. She flew the whole first leg of the journey and landed safely at Stopover #1! Find day-by-day news about the flock's migration and read more about #722 below.
Megan observed that #722 has never really caused any problems and seems to avoid the handlers more than any of the others.
She completed every flight without dropping out. The migration was completed Jan. 28, 2008.
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#722,
710 and 707 in TN
Photo Anna Fasoli, ICF |
Spring 2008, First Journey North: Began migration from Florida March 25 in a group of six flockmates. That night trackers picked up a PTT (satellite) reading on #722 in southwestern Georgia. Soon #722 and #710 split off from the others and flew a few miles away. The two resumed migration on March 26 to Bledsoe County, TN, and were joined there March 26 to Bledsoe County, TN, and were joined there on March 28 by #707. The three migrated to Morgan County, Indiana on April 8. On April 9 they were migrating, and by April 10 they arrived in Jasper County, Indiana. On April 12, PTT data indicated they were in Lake County, Illinois. On April 13 they moved to McHenry County, Illinois, 30 miles west of their previous roost. They remained there through April 19. The group resumed migration on April 20 or 21. On April 21 they passed east of Necedah NWR and roosted that night in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. At 9:30 a.m. on April 23 they headed towards Necedah NWR, landing in nearby Jackson County at approximately 4:30p.m.: MIGRATION COMPLETE!
Fall 2008: Migrated and wintered in Hernando County, Florida with cranes #709, 710, 717, and 726.
Spring 2009: Began migration from
Florida on March 18. Was in Randolph
County, Alabama by the night
of March 19 and in Champaign
County, Illinois on the night of March 22. The
signal of #722 (and presumably #710 with her) was
detected
on
Necedah NWR in Wisconsin on March 23 and both birds
were confirmed on the refuge
March 24. Trouble came when they
began staying at the nearby ethanol plant where
they found
a food supply of spilled corn. Sadly, crane 710
had grown too tame last winter in Florida
when
someone fed him corn. Since his tameness put him
in danger and might attract other birds to the
busy ethanol plant, #710 was moved to the Lowry
Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida. After his capture
at the ethanol plant, female #722 roosted at
the Necedah NWR. The next day she visited the ethanol
plant again, but was easily scared off by swamp
monster and now safely stays at the refuge. She
began hanging out with #509.
Last updated: 6/16/09
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Journey North is pleased to feature this educational
adventure made possible by the Whooping
Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP).