Where Can You See Whooping Cranes? Report Your Sightings! Where are Whoopers? map: ICF A Family of Whooping Cranes In the Wild: 1. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas (The main flock's winter home, April through October) 2. Lake Kissimmee, Florida (All year round; home of reintroduced nonmigratory flock) 3. Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin (The new Eastern flock's summer home, May-November) In Captivity: 1. Calgary Zoo 2. International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, WI 3. San Antonio Zoo 4. Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA 5. Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, FL 6. Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL 7. Jacksonville Zoo, Florida 8. Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Milwaukee, WI. Where to Report Your Sightings United States sightings: Contact Martha Tacha at the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the central receiving point for all whooping crane sightings. Martha_Tacha@fws.gov (Phone: 308.382.6468, ext 19) Canada sightings: Contact Canadian Wildlife Service Whooping Crane coordinator Brian Johns: brian.johns@ec.gc.ca Phone: (306)975-4109 What to Include in Your Report Did you see the birds yourself? If not, do you have contact information for those who did? Did the cranes have any visible leg bands? What colortaion details did you see (especially wing and head colors)? What was the date and time of the sighting? Were binoculars used? How far away were the cranes? What behaviors were the birds doing? This Season Teachers Kids Orientation Registration Search Copyright 1997-2008 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Questions or comments? Contact us.