[birdky] Re: Whooping Crane viewing opportunity in KY
- From: "Vorisek, Shawchyi \(FW\)" <Shawchyi.Vorisek@xxxxxx>
- To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:07:04 -0500
Thanks Roseanna,
It looks like the group took off from Washington Co. this morning and
were going to try to skip a stop and go straight into TN. If that's the
case, then we will be missing the viewing opportunity. Please check
their website (in Roseanna's e-mail below) later in the day if you were
thinking of going to the hatchery to see them fly over. If they ended
up stopping in Adair Co. then viewing may be possible tomorrow morning.
If they didn't stop in Adair Co. then perhaps we can catch them on their
return flight!
Shawchyi Vorisek
Avian Biologist/Partners In Flight Coordinator
Wildlife Diversity Program
KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
#1 Sportsman's Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502)564-7109 Ext. 368
shawchyi.vorisek@xxxxxx
www.fw.ky.gov <http://www.fw.ky.gov/>
Did you know... Department of Fish and Wildlife receives NO state tax
dollars and manages wildlife for all citizens?
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From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Roseanna Denton
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 8:33 PM
To: Birdky
Subject: [birdky] Whooping Crane viewing opportunity in KY
I copied the information below from the Operation Migration website at:
http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html
Birding smiles . . . . .
~Roseanna Denton
Science Hill, Pulaski County
Thanks to many co-operations extended to us by the great folks at
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and USF&W in
Kentucky, we hope to provide Craniacs and the general public with an
opportunity to view a flyover as we go through the southern part of the
Bluegrass state.
OM's pilots leading the Class of 2006 are going to try their best to
over fly the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery as they leave Kentucky
for Tennessee. The Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery is located at 50
Kendall Road Jamestown, KY 42629. The following link will take you to
directions and a small map. http://www.fws.gov/wolfcreek/wolf_map.html
Assuming the team has flying weather tomorrow, (Tuesday, November 21st)
they will be leaving Washington County and heading for the next stopover
location which is in Adair County. Again, assuming good flying weather
on Wednesday the 22nd, they will cover the next leg of the migration -
Adair County, KY to Cumberland County, TN. The viewing opportunity would
occur during the leg/flight leaving Adair County.
However, it is important to remember the key role weather plays in our
ability to fly on any given day. Just as weather can keep us grounded,
it can also be favorable enough that we are able to skip a stopover.
This means that individuals planning to go to the Hatchery to see the
flyover need to keep in mind that it could happen as early as Tuesday
morning.
To see the 'hoped for' flyover on Tuesday, we suggest you be on site no
later than 8:15 am. (This will happen only if there is favorable flying
weather AND a stop is skipped.)
Failing this, on Wednesday (and each successive day until the weather is
favorable for flying) we suggest you be on site no later than 7:00am.
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