Sound like some of the other proposed methods for T&E bird species...Ugh....B On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3) < Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > *From Houston Citizen Environmental Coalition news:* > > *New way suggested to count Texas whooping cranes* (Matthew Tresaugue - > Houston Chronicle, 10/12/2012) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is > proposing a new way to survey Texas Whooping Cranes, replacing a frequent > count with science-based estimates that federal biologists say provide a > more realistic view of the endangered population. The count surveys the > last migrating flock in the wild, which returns each winter to Aransas > National Wildlife Refuge, 170 miles southwest of Houston. > http://www.chron.com/<http://e2ma.net/go/12923438351/214190895/238171045/1403181/goto:http:/www.chron.com/default/article/New-way-suggested-to-count-Texas-whooping-cranes-3943028.php> > **** > > ** ** > > *Fred Collins***** > > (281) 357-5324**** > > Director: Kleb Woods Nature Center **** > > Cypress Top Historical Park **** > > *Commissioner Steve Radack* > > Harris County Precinct 3**** > > www.pct3.hctx.net**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > -- Brush Freeman Independent and affiliated Field Biologist 361-655-7641 http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas The greatest musician of all time is mother nature.