Subject: Re: Sandhill Cranes -Reply
Date: Jan 20 17:05:52 1998
From: "Kelly A. Bettinger" - BETTIKAB at dfw.wa.gov


That would be the Florida sandhill crane - Grus canadensis pratensis.
There is also now a small group of non-migratory whooping cranes
established in central Florida. I have always found it interesting how
migrant and resident sandhills mix there in winter - they know who they
are and the proper ones migrate in spring while the proper ones stay. I
have a great photo from when I lived in Florida and worked for the
Nature Conservancy of a sandhill drinking (or attempting to) from a bird
bath in someone's yard. No kidding! Kelly Bettinger

>>> Michael P Dossett <mpdossett at juno.com> 01/20/98 04:41pm >>>
As I recall, there is a specific subspecies which lives down there. I
forget what it is called off the top of my head, but I had heard that at
one time, the population was in danger of extinction after a hurricane.
I also heard that this subspecies had a few problems years agao with
inbreeding because there were so few of them at the time.


Michael Dossett
Shoreline, Washington
mpdossett at Juno.com