The population of Whooping Cranes that migrates between Wisconsin and Florida now numbers 100.

The reintroduced Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes that nests in Wisconsin and winters in Florida has reached the milestone of 100, including 45 females, 52 males, and 3 cranes of undetermined sex. Since spring migration has progressed, many of the rare cranes have been sighted along the migration route, including 13 Whooping Cranes in Illinois, 36 in Indiana, 9 in Kentucky, 3 in Tennessee, 14 in Alabama, 3 in Georgia, and 5 were still in Florida.

All or most of this population of cranes will soon return to Wisconsin during the nesting season. Some individuals of this Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes may wander to a neighboring state during the summer, because this species does not begin nesting until their third or fourth year, and non-breeding sub-adults are known to wander before they mature to nesting age. It’s especially interesting to see how this Eastern Population has prospered and increased, and it will be interesting to monitor the nesting season ahead.

To see the report on the spring migration stopover sites and the locations of individual cranes of the Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes, you can refer to https://www.savingcranes.org/whooping-crane-eastern-population-update-march-2019/