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**grand poobah** · 10-29-2019, 09:02 PM

A hunting buddy of mine saw these whooping cranes migrating overhead today.
It’s hard to tell in this picture but he is 100% positive they were whooping cranes.

**Woodlands Water Turkey** · 10-29-2019, 10:11 PM

Mixed in with Sandhills? Can’t see.

Don’t whoppers migrate is small family flocks?

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**buckweet** · 10-29-2019, 10:29 PM

Good eating ,,,

**[email protected]** · 10-30-2019, 10:38 AM

Judging by the size of the flock I'd pretty much have to guess those are sandhill cranes. Either way though it's always a treat to see the first flocks arriving.

**Mojo281** · 10-30-2019, 10:48 AM

I saw a flock of whoopers 80+ in Refugio a few years ago. They were 100% positively ID'd as whoopers as we had a biologist with us. But this was in March so they were leaving their wintering grounds...

**grand poobah** · 10-30-2019, 01:17 PM

The guy who sent it a research Doctor at MDAnderson. His understudy was wildlife Biologists. He was positive on them being whooping cranes and since only 515 wintered here last year he figured that was about 10% of the total population.

**EIGHTSKATE** · 10-30-2019, 03:40 PM

Open Cedar Bayou or they will starve this winter.

**hjm** · 10-31-2019, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by EIGHTSKATE

Open Cedar Bayou or they will starve this winter.

I used to take folks to take pictures of them in that area when I was running a airboat. Interesting birds, and even more interesting people that seek after them

**broadonrod** · 10-31-2019, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by buckweet

Good eating ,,,

Tough as leather 😂 mocking bird and cardinals taste much better!

**Spec-Rig.006** · 10-31-2019, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mojo281

I saw a flock of whoopers 80+ in Refugio a few years ago. They were 100% positively ID'd as whoopers as we had a biologist with us. But this was in March so they were leaving their wintering grounds...

Accurate ... ! I was just about to write this same post. LOL ...

10-29-2019, 09:02 PM	#1
grand poobah Join Date: Nov 06 2007 Age: 54 Posts: 1,035 Rep Power: 7765997	Whooping Cranes Back in Texas A hunting buddy of mine saw these whooping cranes migrating overhead today. It’s hard to tell in this picture but he is 100% positive they were whooping cranes. Attached Images __________________ www.texashunting.net

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grand poobah Join Date: Nov 06 2007 Age: 54 Posts: 1,035 Rep Power: 7765997	Cranes The guy who sent it a research Doctor at MDAnderson. His understudy was wildlife Biologists. He was positive on them being whooping cranes and since only 515 wintered here last year he figured that was about 10% of the total population. __________________ www.texashunting.net

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10-29-2019, 10:11 PM	#2
Woodlands Water Turkey Registered Users-pm+ Join Date: Aug 04 2016 Age: 51 Posts: 77 Rep Power: 479417	Mixed in with Sandhills? Can’t see. Don’t whoppers migrate is small family flocks? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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buckweet Registered Users-pm+ Join Date: Aug 08 2011 Posts: 441 Rep Power: 4658376	Good eating ,,,

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[email protected] Registered Users-pm+ Join Date: May 24 2004 Posts: 2,491 Rep Power: 21483009	Judging by the size of the flock I'd pretty much have to guess those are sandhill cranes. Either way though it's always a treat to see the first flocks arriving.

10-30-2019, 10:48 AM	#5
Mojo281 The Migration Stops Here Join Date: Sep 07 2006 Location: SE Texas Posts: 2,339 Rep Power: 21102215	I saw a flock of whoopers 80+ in Refugio a few years ago. They were 100% positively ID'd as whoopers as we had a biologist with us. But this was in March so they were leaving their wintering grounds...

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EIGHTSKATE Registered Users-pm+ Join Date: Feb 19 2016 Location: Weimar Age: 59 Posts: 323 Rep Power: 2573549	Open Cedar Bayou or they will starve this winter.

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