Migration Dynamics of the Whooping Crane

• Description: Prepared for Interstate Task Force on Endangered Species ‎(related to the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or PRRIP)‎ - Colorado Water Congress, Nebraska Water Resources Association, Wyoming Water Development Association
• State: CO
• State: NE
• State: WY
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 12/1/1985
• Author: EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.
• Title: Migration Dynamics of the Whooping Crane with Emphasis on the Use of the Platte River in Nebraska
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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OF FIGURES
Number
Title
1 -1
Primary migration corridor and critical habitat zone in Nebraska
for whooping cranes in the Wood Buffalo-Aransas flock
1 -5
I 2 -1
Primary whooping crane migration corridor between Wood Buffalo
National Park and Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
2 -2
2 -2
Temporal occurrence of whooping cranes in Nebraska based on
confirmed sightings, 1940 -1984
2 -4
2 -3
Frequency distribution of the number of whooping cranes observed
per confirmed sighting in Nebraska, 1980 -1984
2 -6
2-4
Composite fl ight -track map showing stopover locations for three
consecutive migrations by whooping crane G ( radi o-W /R)
2 -21
2 -5
Composite fl ight -track map showing stopover locations for four
consecutive migrations by whooping crane W -R (radio)
2 -22
3 -1
Whooping cranes sighted on the Platte River in relation to
total birds observed in Nebraska and Population size of the
migratory Wood Buffalo-Aransas flock, 1912 -1984
3 -9
3 -2
Number of whooping cranes sighted annually on or near the
Niobrara and Platte rivers, and in the Rainwater Basin area
f ran 1950 -1984
3 -15
3 -3
Number of whooping cranes sighted on or near the Niobrara
and Platte rivers, and in the Rainwater Basin area during
5 -year periods from 1950 -1984
3 -17
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