Bev Paulan Hear Bev tell the hardest part of wearing the costume. Bev Paulan is the O.M.'s Supervisor of Field Operations. She is known as "Chick Mama" because she is involved with each year's chicks from hatch in Maryland to release in Florida after migration. Bev is from Antioch, IL. She has a college degree in biology and is also a pilot who knows how to fly ultralights and other planes. She had her own charter plane service for 15 years. Bev also worked as a teacher at a wildlife rehabilitation center. She has a college degree in biology. Bev is on the winter monitoring team. She stays in Florida after the chicks arrive to help watch over the young cranes as they become wild and free. Then she travels to Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland to start all over again with new chicks. Audio clips courtesy Mark Chenoweth of Whoopers Happening. Journey North is pleased to feature this educational adventure made possible by the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP). This Season Teachers Kids Orientation Registration Search Copyright 1997-2009 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Questions or comments? Contact us.