And in June, I'll be helping Canadian Whooping Crane Coordinator Brian Johns figure out how many chicks have hatched. Just never a slow time in the whooping crane year. I would estimate that about 90 percent of the whooping cranes are now north of Nebraska. Link to Today's Migration Data Weather conditions were generally good during the past week. There were no major storms and winds were generally from an easterly or southerly direction.
Unsettled weather is predicted for the next few days.
We had about an average number of sightings in Nebraska, but the Dakotas were down slightly. There is so much water in the Dakotas and many roosting sites are available. This compares to dry years when roosting habitat is very restricted. Having a variety of roosting sites may lower the probability that birds would be observed. We just heard from Canadian Wildlife Service Biologist Brian Johns who right now is on his way to the Whooping Crane nesting grounds in Wood Buffalo.