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Table 1. Distribution of upland and riverine transects flown for the Spring 2001 protocol <br />implementation. Note that the East crew flew the riverine transect on both legs on April <br />16, 2001 because of poor visibility. <br />Transect <br />Leg <br />Number of <br />I Surveys <br />East Transects <br />Riverine <br />31 <br />1N <br />5 <br />1S <br />4 <br />2N <br />7 <br />2S <br />6 <br />3N <br />3 <br />3S <br />4 <br />OXE <br />West Transects <br />Riverine <br />25 <br />1N <br />5 <br />1S <br />3 <br />2N <br />6 <br />2S <br />6 <br />3N <br />2 <br />3S <br />3 <br />Table 2. Possible crane groups observed from the plane. Crane group size represents the <br />number of sightings that were considered possible whooping crane sightings by the aerial <br />crew. The first digit of the tansect variable is the number of miles from the main <br />channel of the river, second digit is the side of the channel (N= North, S= South, <br />X= missing data), third digit is the flight leg (East or West). <br />DATE <br />Transect <br />Crane <br />Group <br />Size <br />Airplane <br />Height <br />Distance <br />Band <br />Confirmed <br />on <br />Ground? <br />Program <br />Crane <br />Group # <br />Riverine <br />use <br />Number <br />3/24/01 <br />OXE <br />1 <br />1000 <br />C <br />Y <br />2001 SPO1 <br />1 <br />3/24/01 <br />OXE <br />1 <br />1000 <br />A <br />N <br />3/25/01 <br />OXE <br />1 <br />1000 <br />A <br />N <br />3/29/01 <br />OXE <br />1 <br />1000 <br />D <br />Y <br />2001SP03 <br />3 <br />3/31/01 <br />OXE <br />1 <br />1000 <br />D <br />Y <br />2001SP03 <br />4 <br />4/1/01 <br />OXE <br />1 <br />Y <br />2001SP03 <br />4 <br />4/2/01 <br />ONW <br />2 <br />1000 <br />B <br />N <br />4/2/01 <br />OXE <br />1 <br />Y <br />2001SP03 <br />5 <br />4/12/01 <br />6N-­W <br />2 <br />N <br />4/13/01 <br />2SW <br />2 <br />N <br />4/17/01 <br />OSE <br />1 <br />1000 <br />C <br />N <br />Spring 2001 Whooping Crane Survey Report <br />11/19/01 <br />7 <br />