The crane appeared to have at least 3 bands on its legs- green, red and whitish. It also had what I presume to be a radio transmitter as there was a black wire hanging down from above its knee (?). Probably not the correct term. It did not appear to be timid at all and did not bother with vehicles going in and out of the driveway. Unfortunately I did not have my digital camera with me so the only pictures I have are the old fashioned type. My sister in law did however get some digital shots. We did not want to get too close so I am afraid that all we might end up with are small white blobs against the snow, or in the pond. I didn't know if there is some other organization that we should notify regarding this bird as it is clearly not where it is supposed to be. Any suggestions?
Sally Brownell 519-794-0507 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 6 11:19:21 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mail.wightman.on.ca (server01.clifford.wightman.ca [216.110.227.141]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72E40640BD for <[email protected]>; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:19:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail.wightman.on.ca (Postfix, from userid 99) id 1E560D42CD; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:19:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sally (unknown [216.110.228.147]) by mail.wightman.on.ca (Postfix) with SMTP id E5D78D42FF for <[email protected]>; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:19:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Sally & Steve Brownell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:18:56 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.1 (2004-10-22) on server01.clifford X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED=-2.82, HTML_50_60=0.095,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 autolearn=disabled version=3.0.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Whooping crane in Grey county X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:19:21 -0000 Obviously my first e-mail went astray. My sister in law and I spent 2 hours this am observing a Whooping crane in a pond on her farm. It is in Bentinck township, south of Chesley, on the 8th concession less than a kilometer east of the Mulock Road. The bird is in a pond near the road. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 6 11:36:40 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mail.wightman.on.ca (server01.clifford.wightman.ca [216.110.227.141]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1112B63AA0 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:36:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail.wightman.on.ca (Postfix, from userid 99) id 9C3D8D42DA; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:36:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sally (unknown [216.110.228.147]) by mail.wightman.on.ca (Postfix) with SMTP id 1FC46D4155 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:36:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Sally & Steve Brownell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:36:17 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.1 (2004-10-22) on server01.clifford X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED=-2.82, HTML_60_70=0.027,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 autolearn=disabled version=3.0.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Whooping crane update X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:36:40 -0000 After contacting the Whooping Crane Operation Migration, I have been informed that this is probably #309, a female, one of the three cranes who went off course last year. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 6 13:11:31 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mail.wightman.on.ca (server01.gorrie.wightman.ca [216.110.227.151]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D5C763A2E for <[email protected]>; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 13:11:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail.wightman.on.ca (Postfix, from userid 99) id 015AE84A32; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 13:11:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sally (unknown [216.110.228.147]) by mail.wightman.on.ca (Postfix) with SMTP id D465084A37 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 13:11:11 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Sally & Steve Brownell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 13:11:07 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.1 (2004-10-22) on server01.gorrie X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED=-2.82, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 autolearn=disabled version=3.0.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Whooping crane flown the coop X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:11:31 -0000 The most recent report from my sister in law on whose farm the whooping crane was sighted, is that as of about 12:00 noon today, it has taken flight. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 6 16:50:49 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from S0-OTT-XSMTP3.nrn.nrcan.gc.ca (s0-ott-xsmtp3.nrcan.gc.ca [132.156.36.56]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE63D63CF8 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:50:31 -0400 (EDT) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:50:32 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Gray morph (juv) Gyrfalcon - Sault Ste. Marie Thread-Index: AcZZu76IjVexvfBWTFq4VnV5YcKxLA=From: "McIlwrick, Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Gray morph (juv) Gyrfalcon - Sault Ste. Marie X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:50:49 -0000 Hello Fello Birders, At 4:10pm today (April 6, 2006), I observed a Gray morph Gyrfalcon (juvenille) as it flew by the Great Lakes Forestry Centre at close proximity (likely hunting Rock Pigeon). It was heading west (upstream) along the St. Mary's River. This is likely the same bird that has been observed off and on all winter in this general location. The GLFC is located along the St. Mary's River at 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Sault Ste. Marie is located 3 hours west of Sudbury along the Trans Canada Highway 17. Ken McIlwrick Sault Ste. Marie
