Update on the Whooping Crane Chicks and Glace Bay Western Reef Heron
Read the latest news on birds we've been watching: wild Whooping Crane chicks in Wisconsin, and a displaced African Western Reef Heron in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
There is a brand new picture of the two Whooping Crane chicks I've been keeping an eye on, posted today, August 16, 2006. You can see it on the Operation Migration Field Journal. The journal also relates that the chicks are doing really well, moving about a lot with their parents and getting quite big - as we can see in the picture. Operation Migration staff expect the chicks to fledge soon, then they'll be learning how to fly in time for the fall migration. I hope the Field Journal is kept up so that we can enjoy the whole drama of the first season of these famous Whooping Cranes. If you're just catching up with this story now, read my previous articles and blog posts:
Two Whooping Crane Chicks Born in the Wild Make History in Wisconsin
Whooping Crane Chicks Thrive and a Rare Bird Turns Up in Nova Scotia
Answering Questions About the Extinct Dodo Bird
To check in on the Western Reef Heron that has been summering in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, the last published sighting that I can find was on August 8, just over a week ago. Blake Maybank, who has been chronicling the movements of the heron, speculates that the bird has headed for other shorelines. Birders along the Atlantic seaboard should keep a close eye on the water's edge: they might just have a visit from this exotic bird (and the rest of us would love to know if anyone else spots it!). Read previous reports on this interesting bird:
Two Whooping Crane Chicks Born in the Wild Make History in Wisconsin
