A Comprehensive Reveiw of Observational and Site Evaluation Data of Migrant Whooping Cranes in the United States, 1943-1999

• Description: related to the Platte River Endangered Species Partnership ‎(aka Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or PRRIP)‎
• State: CO
• State: WY
• State: NE
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 3/1/2001
• Author: U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center and University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• Title: A Comprehensive Review of Obswervational and Site Evaluation Data of Migrant Whooping Cranes in the United States, 1943 -1999 - DRAFT
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Development of Permanent Database And Query System in Access Software ............. 56
DISCUSSION.................................... ............................... 58
RECOMMENDATIONS ............................ ............................... 68
General.. ............................... ............................... 68
Specific Recommendations :.................... ............................... 70
Observation Data set Variables: .......... ............................... 73
Site Evaluation Data set Variables: ........ ............................... 74
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS........................... ............................... 79
REFERENCES................................... ............................... 79
STATESUMMARIES ............................. ............................... 84
KANSAS................................. ............................... 85
MONTANA.........................:..... ............................... 91
NEBRASKA.............................. ............................... 96
NORTHDAKOTA ......................... ............................... 103
OKLAHOMA............................. ............................... 109
SOUTH DAKOTA ......................... ............................... 115
TEXAS.................................. ............................... 121
APPENDICES.................................. ............................... 150
I. REPORTING FORMS
Report 1. Whooping crane report form generated by the Canadian Wildlife Service in
1975.
Report 2. Form for recording reports of whooping crane sightings, used in 1977 and
spring 1978.
Report 3a. Guide for evaluation of whooping crane sighting locations, used fall 1978-
1999.
Report 3b. Whooping crane sighting short form, used fall 1978 -1999.
Report 4. Whooping crane report field sheet for the contingency plan (also considered a
short form), used 1985 -1999.
Report 5. Whooping crane site evaluation computer coding form, used 1984 -99.
Report 6. Whooping crane site evaluation form used by Nebraska Game and Parks
Commission, 1984 -1999.
II. EXCEL DATABASES
Observation Database (OBSERVATION.XLs
Site Evaluation Database (EVALUATION-N-5)
III. SAS DATABASES
IV. METADATA
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