All 14 young whooping cranes led by ultralights on a southward migration from Wisconsin have arrived at wintering sites in Florida. ...more

January 25, 2009

About half of the Tampa Bay area's count circles have logged the species they spotted in the most recent Christmas Day bird count. ...more

January 14, 2009

Another group of whooping cranes is set to follow an ultralight from Wisconsin to Florida this week. ...more

October 12, 2008

Whooping cranes aren't the only things migrating to the area this time of year. This week, thousands of recreational vehicles parked throughout the Hernando County Airport for the 27th Annual Southeast Area Motor Coach Association Rally. Seminars were held in the smaller tents while more than a hundred vendors occupied the large tent. ...more

February 9, 2008

A group of 17 endangered whooping cranes and four ultralight aircrafts is close to completing a 1,260-mile trip to Florida's Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge. ...more

January 28, 2008

After flying nearly 1,200 miles, 17 endangered whooping cranes touched down in Marion County this morning. ...more

January 27, 2008

A group of 17 endangered whooping cranes landed in north Georgia after a weeklong rest stop at a wildlife refuge in Tennessee. ...more

January 5, 2008

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A group of 17 endangered whooping cranes has landed in north Georgia after a weeklong rest stop at a wildlife refuge in Tennessee. ...more

January 4, 2008

For a seventh year, young whooping cranes took off Saturday from the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in central Wisconsin, led by ultralight aircraft on a 1,250-mile journey to a refuge on Florida's Gulf Coast. ...more

October 14, 2007