To answer Wayne's question about Whooping Crane records in Colorado. There are four accepted records of the wild flock that migrates from Canada to Texas (I looked all this information up on the CBRC Website, which all all that kind of info).
Nov 3 1973 in Greeley, Weld County
Mar 10-26, 1995 Thurston Reservoir, Prowers County
Nov 14-14, 2004 West of Anton, Washington County
Nov 1, 2006 Nee Grande Reservoir, Kiowa County
There might be more specimen records, that might be mentioned in Colorado Birds by Andrews and Righter. If there have been other sightings, they weren't accepted by the CBRC, or not written up, this is why people need to document any very rare bird that they see/hear in Colorado.
Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO
Hi Bill & All,
Another question for my old fuzzy mind. There was one Whooping Crane that showed up on the front range, as I recall somewhere a little east of Ft. Collins or Loveland. I was still with FWS and made a trip out there to check on it and the contingency plan that I recall was in place since I believe it was in the fall in hunting season. But I don't remember if it was from the Gray's Lake, Idaho experimental flock or the Wood Buffalo flock that strayed a little further west than the usual migration route.
Wayne Wathen
Highlands Ranch, CO
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