Whooping Crane
How
many Eastern cranes that began their first migration
are still alive?
Updated July 6, 2017
| Hatch Year | Number
of Cranes Starting First Fall Migration |
Still
Counted in Flock |
08 |
0 |
|
17 |
3 |
|
16 |
4 |
|
15 |
5 |
|
24
(20 UL+ 4 DAR) |
4 |
|
23
(18 UL+ 4 DAR + 1 Wild) |
1 |
|
25
(17 UL+ 7 DAR)
|
5
|
|
20
(14 UL+ 6 DAR) |
6 |
|
29
(20 UL+ 9 DAR) |
15 |
|
23
(11 UL+ 10 DAR + 2 Wild) |
8 |
|
18
(10 UL+ 8 DAR + 0 Wild) |
12 |
|
14
(6 UL+ 6 DAR + 2 Wild) |
4 |
|
| 18 (8 UL+ 5 DAR + 1 Wild + 4 parent-reared) | 3 |
|
| 11 (7 UL+ 0 DAR + 1 Wild + 4 parent-reared) | 5 |
|
2015* |
18
(6 UL+ 8 DAR + 2 Wild + 2 parent-reared) |
15 |
| 12 parent-reared, 1 Wild | 8 |
|
|
Total |
97 |
* One 2015 parent-reared and one 2015 wild-born crane died before fall migration and are not included in numbers above.
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Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP).
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