Aransas NWR-Wood Buffalo flock
Texas Whooping Crane total flock count
 as of April 10, 2008:
34
(34 adults, 0 juveniles)
 
2007-2008 winter flock size: 266
2006-2007 winter flock size: 237
Max cranes for previous record:
Winter 2005-2006: 220
(press your browser's RELOAD button for latest update)

 VIDEO!  

Videos of whooping cranes from Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Winter 2006-2007
Video courtesy of Bill Beasley, TailFeather Productions

Whooper Vid 01
Whooper Vid 02
Whooper Vid 03
Whooper Vid 04
 
   
Maps and ranges of whooping cranes in North America (with photos)
    
Want to see the whoopers in person? The refuge offers several vantage points to view various families during their winter stay (October to April). If you want a really up-close-and-personal look, try the charter boat trips. For current boat and pricing information, check out the Whooping Crane Birding Boat Tours on Rockport-Fulton's web site. 

Be sure to mark the month of February on your calendar for the Annual Celebration of Whooping Cranes and Other Birds in Port Aransas, Texas. FMI: contact the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce/Tourist Bureau, 421 W. Cotter Street, (800) 45COAST or (361) 749-5919. Or Email them at portaransas@centurytel.net. Schedules and registration forms are available through the Port Aransas web site: http://www.portaransas.org    

 
 
US Whooping Crane Coordinator Reports*
Contact the United States Whooping Crane Coordinator  
 (Please keep checking back for updates!)  (Need Acrobat Reader? Get it free at  ) 
 

April 10, 2008 migration status
March 31, 2008 migration update  
March 26, 2008 migration begins! 
March 04-05, 2008 (268) flock census report (not a record; read report!)
February 06-07, 2008 (259) flock census report
January 08, 2008 (236) flock census report

December 20, 2007 (253) flock census report
December 04, 2007 (266) flock census report - THE NEW RECORD GROWS AGAIN!
November 27, 2007 (261) flock census report - ANOTHER NEW RECORD!
November 14-17, 2007 (241) flock census report - A NEW RECORD!
November 8, 2007 (211) flock census report
November 8, 2007 North American flock semi-annual activity report (Adobe PDF)
October 29, 2007 (23) More whoopers and the first twins are here!
October 26, 2007 (7) More whoopers are here!
October 24, 2007 (1) The first whooper is here!
August 15, 2007 (237) flock census report
August 09, 2007 (237 flock, 0 ANWR) update
April 19, 2007 (237 flock, 7 ANWR) census and dead whooper report
April 10, 2007 (237 flock, 72 ANWR) spring migration continues
March 14, 2007 (237 flock, 75 ANWR) spring migration is beginning!
March 2007 Whooping Crane International Recovery Plan
March 08, 2007 (237) spring migration is beginning!
February 27, 2007 (237) flock census report
December 13, 2006 (227) census report
December 06, 2006 (224) census report
November 29, 2006 (208 located of 224 present) census report
November 22, 2006 (224) aerial census report - A NEW RECORD!!
November 15, 2006 (208) aerial census report
November 08, 2006 (156) aerial census report
November 01, 2006 (48) aerial census report
October 20, 2006 (8) aerial census report
October 10, 2006 recovery activities Apr-Sept 2006
August 28, 2006 Wood Buffalo chick hatch status update
August 28, 2006 whooping crane overall status update!
August 25, 2006 Wood Buffalo chick hatch status update
June 29, 2006 (3) ANWR plus status report
June 6, 2006 (3) aerial census report (summer residents?)
May 18, 2006 (5) aerial census report (still hanging around ...)
May 03, 2006 (6) aerial census report (hanging around ...)
April 26, 2006 (7) aerial census report (just a few left to go!)
April 19, 2006 (12) aerial census report (migration is almost done!)
April 17, 2006 Whooping Crane Recovery Activities rpt Oct05-Mar06
April 12, 2006 (35) aerial census report (migration is on!)
April 05, 2006 (137) aerial census report (migration is on!)
March 29, 2006 (195) aerial census report (migration is on!)
March 22, 2006 (163) aerial census report (migration is on!)
March 01, 2006 (215) aerial census report
February 15, 2006 (216) aerial census report
February 01, 2006 (218) aerial census report
January 11, 2006 (218) aerial census report
 

December 21, 2005 (216) aerial census report
December 14, 2005 (214) aerial census report
December 06, 2005 (217) aerial census report
November 30, 2005 (214) aerial census report
November 23, 2005 (210) aerial census report
November 17, 2005 (194) aerial census report
November 14, 2005 migration sightings report
November 09, 2005 (129) aerial census report
November 02, 2005 (127) aerial census report
October 26, 2005 (101) aerial census report - migration in progress!
October 19, 2005 (3) aerial census report - migration under way!
October 11, 2005 (1) Aransas NWR update - migration begins!
August 19, 2005 (1) Wood Buffalo NP update
May 11, 2005 (1) Aransas NWR update - Lobstick chick update
April 27, 2005 (1) aerial census report - migration finished!
April 13, 2005 (34) aerial census report - migration underway!
April 06, 2005 (154) aerial census report - migration starting!
October 4, 2004 through March 5, 2005 semi-annual status report
March 23, 2005 census update (214) chicks update!
February 16, 2005 census update (216) chicks update!
January 05, 2005 census update (213) two more chicks missing
 

December 22, 2004 census update (215) twin chick dies
December 15, 2004 census update (216)
December 10, 2004 press release; 2nd Kansas crane dies
December 01, 2004 census update (216 - A SECOND NEW RECORD!)
November 30, 2004 census update (213 - USFWS News Release)
November 25, 2004 census update (213 - A NEW RECORD!)
November 16, 2004 census update (186)
November 10, 2004 census update (142)
November 09, 2004 press release; 2 cranes shot in Kansas
November 03, 2004 census update (26)
October 27, 2004 census update (16)
April 2004 to September 2004 report (PDF file)
October 20, 2004 census update (13)
October 12, 2004 First winter cranes arrive at ANWR! (2)
July 2, 2004 Record chick hatch! (66!)
May 14, 2004 Poacher sentenced in federal court (0)
May 12, 2004 census/spring migration update (0)
April 28, 2004 census/spring migration update (3)
April 21, 2004 census/spring migration update (3)
April 14, 2004 census/spring migration update (9)
April 7, 2004 census/spring migration update (109)
March 31, 2004 census/spring migration update (167)
March 23, 2004 census/spring migration update (181)
March 11, 2004 census update 
October 2003 to February 2004 report (PDF file)
February 12, 2004 census update (KS & NE alert)
January 7, 2004 census update 
  

December 31, 2003 census update 
December 17, 2003 census update - RECORD BROKEN AGAIN!
December 12, 2003 census update - RECORD HIGH PRESS RELEASE!
December 10, 2003 census update 
December 03, 2003 census update 
November 26, 2003 census update 
November 20, 2003 PRESS RELEASE on crane shooting 
November 19, 2003 census update 
November 12, 2003 census update 
November 5, 2003 census update 
October 29, 2003 census update  
October 23, 2003 census update 
September 12, 2003 semi-annual status report, April to Sept 2003
May 28, 2003 nesting update 
April 30, 2003 census update 
April 23, 2003 census update 
April 15, 2003 census update 
April 10, 2003 semi-annual status report, Sept 2002 to March 2003
April 09, 2003 census update 
April 02, 2003 census update 
March 26, 2003 census update 
March 19, 2003 census update 
March 06, 2003 census update 
January 08, 2003 census update 
  


December 16, 2002 census update 
December 11, 2002 census update 
November 26, 2002 census update 
November 20, 2002 census update 
November 13, 2002 census update 
November 6, 2002 census update 
October 31, 2002 census update 
October 25, 2002 First whoopers arrive at ANWR 
August 28, 2002 Whooping crane recovery update for Mar-Aug, 2002 (MS Word doc, 82.5KB)
July 11, 2002 Wood Buffalo report 
July 01, 2002 Wood Buffalo report 
April 10, 2002 program migration status report (PDF format) (PDF file, 90K) 
April 10, 2002 census update 
April 4, 2002 census update 
March 28, 2002 census update 
March 21, 2002 census update 
 
 
December 18, 2001 census update 
November 29, 2001 census update 
November 21, 2001 census update 
November 15, 2001 census update 
November 8, 2001 census update 
October 27, 2001 census update 
October 26, 2001 update report
April 30, 2001 update report
April 27, 2001 census report
April 17, 2001 census report
April 4, 2001 census report
March to August 2001 recovery report
March 29, 2001 census report
March 24, 2001 status report
January 16, 2001 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report + N. TX pair sighted)
 
December 06, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
November 26, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (Tennesse whooper report)
November 22, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
October 27, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
August 03, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (Michigan update)
March-August, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (Population status report)
April 20, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
March 27, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
March 24, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (update on Florida chick status)
March 21, 2000 Whooping Cranes report (Fall and Winter 2000 report, Recovery Program)
March 17, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (First whooping crane egg hatches
    in Florida!!! Plus, ANWR migration status report)
March 9, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
February 17, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
February 11, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
February 3, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
January 28, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
January 21, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
January 4, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
 
 
December 14, 1999 Whooping Cranes status (ANWR migration status report)
December 4, 1999 Whooping Cranes status (ANWR migration status report)
November 17, 1999 Whooping Cranes status (ANWR migration status report)
October 27, 1999 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report)
October 20, 1999 Whooping Cranes begin arriving (ANWR migration status report)
August 31, 1999 Whooping Cranes status report (March-August, 1999 populations update)
April 30, 1999 Whooping Cranes Florida (second nest lost)
April 23, 1999 Whooping Cranes Florida (eggs vanish; post from BirdChat newsgroup)
April 22, 1999 Whooping Crane Migration (ANWR migration status from 
    Tom Stehn flight census; whoopers all gone)
April 15, 1999 Whooping Crane Migration (migration update emails from Tom Stehn flight census)
April 12, 1999 TPWD Press Release (whooping cranes begin migration 
    (press release from Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept)
April 8, 1999 Whooping Crane Migration  
    (migration update emails from Tom Stehn flight census)
April 1, 1999 Whooping Crane Migration  
    (migration update emails from Tom Stehn flight census)
March 25, 1999 Whooping Crane Migration (migration status report)
March 12, 1999 Brazos Bend & Bosque del Apache Upds  
    (migration update emails from Tom Stehn flight census)
March 11, 1999 Whooping Crane Census Update (Aransas NWR)
February 28, 1999 Recovery Program status report Oct 1998 to Feb 1999February 23, 1999 Census Update (includes Brazos Bend/Sabinal sightings)
February 16, 1999 Ultralight WC Update (email)
February 9, 1999 Census Update (Missing Ultralight Whooper Found in AZ)
January 14, 1999 Census Update (ANWR Migration Update)
January 11, 1999 Lone Crane (Sabinal/Hwy 90 lone crane reported)
January 9, 1999 Census Update (historical dataset table in (PDF format 9KB)
January 8, 1999 Census Update (ANWR Migration Update)
 
 
December 30, 1998 Census Update (ANWR Migration Update)
December 17, 1998 Census Update (Whooper Census and Migration Update)
December 09, 1998 Ultralight Whooper Arrives at Bosque  (Assc. Press)
December 03, 1998 Census Update  (Whooper Census & Migration Update)
November 25, 1998 Census Update  (Whooper Census &  Migration Update)
November 19, 1998 Census Update  (Whooper Census &  Migration Update)
November 13, 1998 Census Update  (Migration Update)
November 5, 1998 Census Update  (ANWR Migration Update)
October 29, 1998 First WC Arrive at Aransas NWR!  (Migration Update)
October 26, 1998 WC Migration Update  (Migration Update)
October 26, 1998 Missing Ultralight Whooping Crane Update  
October 22, 1998 WC Migration Census  (Migration Update)
October 22, 1998 May-Sept 1998 Population Status  (All Populations)
October 21, 1998 WhooperStatusUpdate  (Migration Update)
October 13, 1998 WC Migration Update  (Migration Update)
September 30, 1998 WC Migration Update  (Migration Update)
September 24, 1998 WC Migration Update  (Migration Update)
September 23, 1998 Rocky Mt Group  (Migration Update)
August 25, 1998 Nesting Report  (Wood Buffalo National Park)
July 22, 1998 Yellowstone Relocate  (Yellowstone Whooper Update)
July 14, 1998 Breeding Status Report  (Wood Buffalo National Park)
April 16, 1998 Latest Census Text Report  (updated: to April 16, 1998)
April 2, 1998 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Census Report
April 1, 1998 World Numbers  (Whooper Census and Migration Update)
March 31, 1998 Status Report, Wild Flocks
1998: Whooping Crane Peak Winter Populations, 1938 - 1997, Wild Flocks
    (PDF file, 56K) (Get Acrobat: )
 
 
1997 Whooping Crane Recovery Activities Report (click left)
 

Resources:
  
International Whooping Crane Recovery Team - follow Operation Migration chicks from Wisconsin to Florida

  

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Crane Research Projects
  

Bringing Back the Whooping Cranes web site

Journey North "Whooping Crane 1998" web site
An Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project; global studies of wildlife migration; posts for educational use and reference. Very nice site.
 
Corpus Christi Caller-Times coverage:
 
Whooping Crane Description
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
 
* Reports and datasets courtesy of Tom Stehn, Whooping Crane Coordinator, US Fish & Wildlife Service


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