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Fw: Whooping Cranes makes Florida



There is another message at the archived TN bird web site that Will Cook
sent out.  I'm afraid I deleted the address.

But the following message gives arrival of "Whitney" in Fla.

Judy Murray,
Chapel Hill, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Wallace Coffey <jwcoffey@TRICON.NET>
To: TN-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG <TN-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG>
Date: Thursday, November 30, 2000 5:33 AM
Subject: Whooping Cranes makes Florida


>--------------FORWARD MESSAGE--------------------------------
>From: Jeb Barzen
>Subject: Whooper Update
>Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 22:16:22 -0800
>
>
>Hi All:
>
>In summary, the female made it to Florida!  She is spending the night in
the
>care of the U.S. Army at the Camp Blanding Military Reservation, east of
>Starke, Florida.  This is the third military installation that she has
flown
>over in two days.  I think that she is trying to shake her tail but our
>crack trackers (combined: Florida Crackers!) would have none of that.
>
>The female started flight this morning [Wednesday] at 1015 EST from a very
>high quality wetland near Statesboro, GA.  She began migration with SW
winds
>and sunny skies. The headwinds proved to be no problem and were perhaps
>outweighed by the good thermal environment that she had.  Once across the
>Altamaha River, wind direction shifted to the NW and good thermal weather
>continued.
>
>When seen in flight, the female was flying between 1,000 and 1,500 feet
>above the ground which is higher than any previous day of this migration.
>She was also seen soaring more today.
>
>The path that the female took began near Statesboro and proceeded over Fort
>Stewart Military Reservation; then between Brunswick, GA and Nahunta, Ga;
>across the GA/FL border between the GA towns of Kingsland and Folkston;
over
>Jacksonville, FL and into the Camp Blanding Military Reservation to roost.
>The total distance she flew today was 190 miles.
>
>Tomorrow's [Thursday's] weather forecast calls for north winds throughout
>the area of Florida that the female is likely to frequent.  Skies will be
>mostly sunny as well.  Since migration conditions appear ideal, she will
>likely complete her journey tomorrow.  Where the terminus will be is a
>different question.
>
>The female had held a territory with her mate near Inverness, FL
>(approximately 60 miles north of Tampa) prior to leaving the state in
April.
>If she altered her migration course and flew 90 miles to the SW, she would
>return there.  Her present bearing of today points towards Kissimmee, FL
>which is approximately 120 miles away.  She was released as a
captive-reared
>chick in Florida near this site 5 or 6 years ago and would likely encounter
>whoopers in the vicinity tomorrow.
>
>Now that most of you have followed this expedition, you can make your own
>predictions regarding what this female will do...
>
>As throughout the trip, the tracking crew has done a great job.  Thank you
>for making it possible for them to accomplish this feat.
>
>More tomorrow.
>
>Jeb Barzen
>Director, Field Ecology
>International Crane Foundation
>