Band Data for Whooping Crane "RwR-B" (Back to Instructions) 8/8/78 - banded as chick at Wood Buffalo National Park (WBNP). 1978-79 winter at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). 9/4/79 - Alberta, CA. 16 mi. south of Cardston. 9/24-29/79 - Sheridan Co., Montana, Medicine Lake NWR. 1979-80 winter at ANWR, arrived about 10/7/79. 1980-81 winter at ANWR, departed 4/6/81. 4/8/81 - Stafford Co., KS. Quivira NWR. (with BwB-g/r). 1981-82 winter at ANWR. 1982 summer, nest WBNP chick W-R was radioed. 10/8/82 - Alberta, CA. left nest site and roosted 46 mi. south. 10/9/82 - Alberta, CA. roosted on Athabasca River. 10/10/82 - Saskatchewan, CA. east of Primrose Lake. 10/11-14/82 - Saskatchewan, CA. roosted at south end of Stony Lake. 10/14/82 - Saskatchewan, CA. left Stony Lake at 11:30am, arrived 14 mi. southwest of Devil's Lake after dark. 10/15/82 - Saskatchewan, CA. flew back north about noon, roosted on Rabbit Lake about 40 mi. southeast of Stony Lake. 10/16/82 - Saskatchewan, CA. roosted northeast of St. Walburg. 10/17/82 - Saskatchewan, CA. roosted 20 mi. northeast of Lloydminster near N. Sask. River. 10/18-27/82 - Saskatchewan, CA. roosted few miles northwest of North Battleford. 10/27-28/82 - Saskatchewan, CA. roosted in Weyburn area. 10/28-29/82 - Mercer Co., North Dakota 10 mi. northwest of Beulah. 10/29/82 - Emmons Co., North Dakota departed Beulah at 11:30am, stopped briefly between Strasburg and Hague at 2:40pm. 10/29-30 - McPherson Co., South Dakota. 6 mi. northwest of Eureka, Hausauer Lake. 10/31-11/1/82 - Walworth Co., South Dakota. Swan Lake. (joined 2 other birds already at Swan Lake. 11/1-2/82 - Brown Co., Nebraska. left Swan Lake at 10:33am, roosted 5 mi. south of Ainsworth. (5 birds). 11/2-3/82 - Caddo Co., Oklahoma. Ft. Cobb Reservoir. (flew 508 mi.) (5 birds). 11/3-4/82 - Refugio Co., Texas roosted on stock dam near Victoria. (5 birds). 11/4/82 - Aransas NWR. left Victoria at 9am, arrived ANWR 10:12am. 4/11-12/83 - Wichita Co., Texas near Electra. (with radioed chick and mate). 4/12-16/83 - Barber Co., Texas 7 mi. northeast of Kiowa. 4/16-17/83 - Stafford Co., Kansas. Quivira NWR. 4/17-18/83 - Mitchell Co., Kansas. 5 mi. southeast of Beloit. 4/18-19/83 - Mellette Co., South Dakota. 12 mi. northwest of White River. 4/19-20/83 - Williams Co., North Dakota. 8 mi. northwest of Williston. 4/20-30/83 - Saskatchewan, CA. 5 mi. northeast of Minton. 4/30-5/1/83 - Saskatchewan, CA. Meadow Lake 5/3/83 - arrived WBNP. 9/28/83 - Saskatchewan, CA. Richard (sw2-43-12-w3). (with mate). 10/13/83 - Stafford Co., KS. Quivira NWR. (with mate). 10/15-16/83 - Blaine-Major Co. line, OK. 4 1/2 mi. east and 3/75 north of Okeen. (with mate). 1983-84 winter at ANWR, arrived about 10/21/83. 1984-85 winter at ANWR. 9/28-10/5/85 - Saskatchewan, CA. Radisson Lake (with mate and chick G-Y). 10/15-17/85 - Renville Co., North Dakota. 14 mi. east of Bowbells (with mate and chick G-Y). 1985-86 winter at ANWR. 4/2-3/86 - Furnas Co., NE. 2 mi. west and 2 north of hwy 46/136 jct., T4N,R21W,S26. (with mate and chick G-Y). 4/3-6/86 - Lincoln Co., NE. 1/2 mi. south and 1/2 west of Maxwell, T13N,R28W,S29,NE4. (with mate and chick G-Y). 1986-87 winter at ANWR. 9/12-17/87 - Saskatchewan, CA. Radisson Lake (sw6-41-10- w3;se9,se17-42-11-w3). (with mate and chick YbY-Y). 1987-88 winter at ANWR. 4/14-18/88 - Saskatchewan, CA. 3.6 mi. southeast of Speers (36- 42-12-w3). (with mate and chick YbY-Y). Left w/o chick which stayed until 4/27. 1988-89 winter at ANWR, chick GwG-G. 9/21-28/89 - Saskatchewan, CA. 6.8 mi. west of Meadow Lake (ne26-59-18-w3). (with unbanded mate). 10/9-11/89 - Saskatchewan, CA. Radisson Lake(with unbanded mate). 1989-90 winter at ANWR. 1990-91 winter at ANWR. 9/22/91 - Saskatchewan, CA. Radisson Lake (with unbanded mate and YbY-Y). 1991-92 winter at ANWR. 1992-93 winter at ANWR. 1993-94 winter at ANWR. 1994-95 winter at ANWR. 1995-96 winter at ANWR. 9/28-10/29/96 - Saskatchewan, CA. 1.2 mi. north of Radisson with unbanded mate, chick, W-YbY, Y-BWsp, 6 unbanded adults and 1 juvenile). 1996-97 winter at ANWR. 1997-98 winter at ANWR, with unbanded mate. 1998-99 winter at ANWR, with unbanded mate. 1999-00 winter at ANWR, with unbanded mate and chick.