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Shovelbuck

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At almost 57 years of age, I've finally seen the rarest bird in North America, the Whooping Crane.:way: I'm always looking for a the big white bird among the Sandhill Cranes I go out and photograph, and last Friday I was lucky and found one. Not the greatest photos as it was 600 yds or so out in the field and I was out of lens at that distance. Still a great experience as a friend of mine and myself were able to watch it for about 10 minutes.

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That's awesome, Jay! I was fortunate enough to see one at Bosque del Apache NWR near Socorro, NM when I was in grad school back in March 1999. It was the lone whooping crane in the flock of sandhills and there was a coyote putting a stalk across the field towards the whooping crane. Never did see how it ended up, but it was a cool thing to see!
 
Just read up on them interesting. In 1941 21 or less were known to exist in the wild. Populations from what I quickly read are now in the upper 200's in that flyway.

Jay, I don't know if you reported it but here is an organization that would like you to.

If you see a whopping crane, call Whooper Watch at 888-399-2824 to report the time, exact location, crane numbers and activities.

A scientist will be sent to confirm the sighting and document location features.
 
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Central Iowa said:
Just read up on them interesting. In 1941 21 or less were known to exist in the wild. Populations from what I quickly read are now in the upper 200's in that flyway.

Jay, I don't know if you reported it but here is an organization that would like you to.

If you see a whopping crane, call Whooper Watch at 888-399-2824 to report the time, exact location, crane numbers and activities.

A scientist will be sent to confirm the sighting and document location features.
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A success story of the ESA. Jay, I can also put you in touch with the FWS Whooping Crane Recovery Coordinator out of Texas if you want to submit your photos and locality data to him!
 
That is so cool Jay! Even more awesome that you know how rare it actually is with the numbers the guys provided. WOW
 
Very nice photo documentation, Jay.

Recently, two trumpeter swans stopped on the wetlands on our farm. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get pictures and they moved on.
 
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