English and Scientific names:

Whooping Crane Grus americana

Number of individuals: 

1

Locality: LOUISIANA: 

Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Specific Locality:

Specific Locality: = dairy farm near Loranger

Date(s) when observed:

First reported by satellite on 3 January 2007.  Last satellite reading came on 4 March 2007.  By late March the bird was observed in WC Illinois (Knox County)on its way back to Necedah NWR, Wisconsin (hopefully)

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Reporting observer and address:

Richard Urbanek
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
Necedah, WI  fide Robert P. Russell, USFWS, Minnesota

Other observers accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s):

 

Other observers who independently identified the bird(s)

Randy Myers, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

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Habitat: 

dairy farm with scattered ponds

Behavior of bird: 

 

Description:

Photo previously submitted

Voice:

 

Similar species:

bird was seen with 9 sandhill cranes until late Feb at which time the sandhills left.  Photos previously submitted

Photographs or tape recordings obtained?

yes.

Previous experience with this species: 

Photographed by Randy Myers, LDWF

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