Date: 03/24/2010

Number: 1

I observed 3 very large white birds w/ black wing tips underneath. They were very high in the sky & traveling in a NW direction. They made very little wing flapping- mostly gliding. First there was one by it's self, then a ways back came two more together. It was an awesome sight and am not sure if they could have been whopping cranes or not---but that was what I was guessing. They looked too large to be pelicans & pelicans usually travel in larger groups.

Can anyone tell me if this sounds like Whopping Crane activity?

Marengo, IA

Latitude: 41.8 Longitude: -92.1

Observed by: Denise
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