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Appendices


Appendix J. Confirmed sightings of whooping cranes in the Rainwater Basin Area, 1950 - spring 1980.
Date                               Location                      No. cranes

Spring 10 April 1969 4 mi. N. and 4 mi. W. of Minden lA* (Kearney Co.) SE 1/4, Sl9, T6N, R15W 8 April 1970 4 mi. S. of Upland (Franklin Co.) 2A 11 April 1973 3 1/2 mi. S. and 1 1/2 mi. E. of Upland 2A (Franklin Co.) S35 or 36, T4N, R14W 17-19 April 1975 Funk Lagoon,** 3 mi. N. and 1 1/2 mi. E. 9A Of Funk (Phelps Co.) S2, T6N, R17W 8-9 April 1979 Moses Hill wetland,b 4 mi. NNW of 4A Holdredge (Phelps Co.) S3, T6N, R19W 2 April 1980 5 mi. S. and 2 mi. W. of Minden 2A (Kearney Co.) (near NE Sacramento Basin State Area) NW 1/4, Sll, T5N, R15W 7-8 April 1980 South Funk wetland, 1 1/2 mi. N. and 7A 1/2 mi. E. of Funk (Phelps Co.) SE 1/4, S16, T6N, R17W Fall 17 October 1960 SE Sacramento State Mgmt. Area,b 1 1/2 2A, 1J mi. S. and 2 mi. W. of Wilcox (Harlan Co.) S2 and 3, T4N, R17W 11 October 1967 Peterson WPA, 3 mi. S. of Bertrand 2U (Gospher Co.) probably S13, T6N, R21W 26 October - Bluestem Marsh,b 1 mi. S. and 4 mi. E. 2A, 1J 10 November 1971 of Axtell (Kearney Co.) SE 1/4, Sl9, T6N, R15W 19 November 1973 1 1/2 mi. S. and 1 mi. E. of Kenesaw 3A (Adams Co.) S2, T1 7N, R1 2W 25 November 1974 Funk Lagoon,b 3 mi. N. and 1/2 mi. E. 2A Of Funk (Phelps Co.) S2, T6N, R17W
*A = adult, J = juvenile, U = unidentified. **Avian cholera outbreaks recorded at this site.

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