Whooping Crane, Alger Co.,4/20/09

[scott hickman]

A banded Whooping Crane (red over white on right leg, green over white on left leg) has evidently been present for two days in a corn field north of Traunik.  It was originally thought to be an "albino sandhill', but Bob Bartol of AuTrain felt that it was actually a Whooping Crane, and took the time to get word of the bird through to me.  Mark and Joanie Hubinger and I drove down this evening and verified his identification at about 5:30 p.m.  

To reach this bird - drive about 1 and 1/2 miles north of Traunik on the Eben Trenary Road where you will cross Johnson Creek.  Continue north and you will see a small field of standing corn on the east side of the road.  Immediately north of this field will be a dirt road, Hager Blvd., going off to the east.  It is marked with a green road sign.  Park nearby.  The bird has been associating with Sandhill Cranes  on the south side of this road about 100 yards down this road to the east.  Thank you for getting the word out Bob!!!   Scott  

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