Monday, November 25, 2013

Refuge gets biggest delivery of Mississippi Sandhill cranes in nearly a decade

Jackson County took delivery of a fresh crop of endangered cranes last week, the largest group in nearly a decade. - By Lauren Walck, Sun Herald

Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/11/19/5130335/refuge-gets-biggest-delivery-of.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.sunherald.com/2013/11/19/5130335/refuge-gets-biggest-delivery-of.html

Sandhill cranes thrive in the San Joaquin Valley wetlands Read more here: http://www.modbee.com/2013/11/23/3050266/sandhill-cranes-thrive-in-the.html#storylink=cpy

Six sandhill cranes landed gracefully and strolled two-by-two with their mates into an autumn scene worthy of a Norman Rockwell painting.

http://www.modbee.com/2013/11/23/3050266/sandhill-cranes-thrive-in-the.html

Read more here: http://www.modbee.com/2013/11/23/3050266/sandhill-cranes-thrive-in-the.html#storylink=cpy

Monday, November 18, 2013

Endangered whooping cranes coming to Vermilion

A new group of 11 young whooping cranes is scheduled to arrive in Vermilion Parish next month in an ongoing project to re-establish the endangered birds in the south Louisiana marshes where they once thrived.
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Endangered-whooping-cranes-coming-to-Vermilion-4990591.php

Endangered birds pass through Oklahoma

For the first time since records have been kept, whooping cranes were confirmed in Oklahoma City last fall. A single bird stopped at Lake Overholser in mid-October; and then, just before Thanksgiving, a pair stopped overnight at Lake Hefner. The Wildlife Department asks citizens to report any whooping crane sightings again this year.

http://bit.ly/183ckXz

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Audubon transfers 22 endangered cranes from New Orleans rearing facility to Mississippi refuge

Crane breeding center crowded as birds age

The Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center in the town of Wake, known for having the nation’s largest population of Japanese cranes, has been wrestling with overcrowded breeding facilities as the birds age.



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Whooping Crane warning for Kansas Bird watchers

Bird enthusiasts are being urged to keep their distance from whooping cranes that pass through Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in central Kansas at this time each year.

http://bit.ly/1d5eaJx

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Migration by Any Means Necessary

The airplane passenger of the month for October was an unusual breed of traveler, one who gratefully received first-class airfare even though the ticket sent him more than 2,000 km out of his way. He was trying to head south for the winter, got lost along the way , and has ended up with winter accommodations near Moscow—not quite the ideal warm-weather destination. By Dan Klotz (National Geographic Water Currents).

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/11/05/migration-by-any-means-necessary/

If whooping crane is sighted, it’s time for a coffee break

As workers dig trenches for a new North Dakota oil pipeline named after a bird called the sandpiper, they’ll need to look out for another avian visitor — the whooping crane. If they see any, workers must take a break until the endangered cranes fly out of sight. By David Shaffer (Star Tribune).

http://www.startribune.com/business/230224621.html

UFC student gets crowds help studying cranes

Marisa Zimmerman rode in a golf cart in circles throughout UCF for more than a year looking for Florida sandhill cranes. But the environmental-studies major wasn't spotting enough of the long-legged gray birds for her research project. Her professor suggested using crowdsourcing, and within weeks, 60 people sent Zimmerman nearly 300 images of sandhill cranes, providing about three-quarters of her data. By Leslie Portal (Orlando Sentinel).

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-11-06/features/os-ucf-crane-student-study-20131106_1_cranes-ucf-arboretum-mentoring-program

Friday, November 1, 2013

Farming for Cranes: can agriculture save an ancient migration?

Half an hour before sunrise, we turn into the South Unit of the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve, windows shut against the late October chill. We’re just five miles west of Lodi, but as soon as we open our car doors, all thoughts of civilization fade away as a noisy chorus of otherworldly calls rises from the marsh before us. By Liza Gross (KQED).

http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2013/10/30/farming-for-cranes-can-agriculture-save-an-ancient-migration/

Last flight of the Anatolian cranes?

It is not an exaggeration to say that the crane is one of the most prominent symbols of Anatolian culture. If we look only at music, we see the crane appearing in Musa Eroğlu's folk song "Telli turnam selam götür sevgilimin diyarına…" (Oh my crane, carry my love to the lands of my lover…), or even in the group Yeni Türkü's folk song “Telli Turna” (Demoiselle Crane). By Gurhan Savgi (Today’s Zaman).

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-329730-last-flight-of-the-anatolian-cranes.html

8,000-year old bone flutes unearthed in Henan

Archaeologists have unearthed three flutes made from the bones of red-crowned cranes in Henan province that date back 8,000 years. By Huang Zhiling (China Daily).

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-11/01/content_17075367.htm

Sarus cranes start arriving in Pakistan

With the advent of the winter season, Sarus cranes (migratory birds) from Europe, Central Asian states and India have started arriving in the country and as the mercury decreases, they will be dispersed throughout the country, from the high Himalayas to coastal mangroves and mud flats in the Indus delta.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\11\01\story_1-11-2013_pg11_6

Cranes Delta habitat in peril?

California’s proposed water diversion tunnels would pass beneath the island here sandhill cranes winter, raising questions about how they will coexist with a multiyear industrial project of that magnitude. By Alex Breitler (The Record).

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131101/A_NEWS/311010322/0/A_NEWS