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AT22-113 Presentation By Dr. Roberta Bondar
February 25, 2022 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
$10Event Title: AT22-113 Presentation By Dr. Roberta Bondar
VMS-AT: AT: Hill Country Chapter Other Approved Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)
Comments: AT22-113 Presentation By Dr. Roberta Bondar, Port Aransas, Presenter= Roberta Bondar (AT=1h)
Event Date: 02/25/2022
Event Time: 2:oop-3:00p
Event Summary:
Learn about whopping cranes.
Event Description:
In this presentation, still and video images will contextualize the migratory corridor of the Whooping Crane on the surface of Earth—using perspectives from spaceflight, the air, and on the surface—from the northern nesting ground to the southern over-wintering area. The shift in the Whooping Crane’s nesting sites from the prairies to areas farther to the north and east occurred sometime after the mid 1920s. In 1967, observers in Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada (WBNP) found Whooping Cranes near a small river in the northeast part of the park. Nesting activity now occurs in a wider area, and sometimes outside but close to the WBNP boundary. The return of the wild Whooping Crane to the Canadian prairies during its fall migration means the rare chance to glimpse this endangered bird in its natural environment as it prepares itself for the long flight south to Texas. From this staging area, adult Whooping Cranes will disperse to fly in families with their young, while immature Whooping Cranes may fly together and sometimes with Sandhill Cranes to the Mid-Western States as they stop over on route to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Gulf Coast of Texas. From the International Space Station, the human eye can see only half the distance that the Whooping Cranes fly, one way, twice a year. The Whooping Crane’s world is not small, as measured by the distance of the migration corridor from north to south.
Limited to 100 people.
Session will be hosted at Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 Hwy. 361, Port Aransas, TX 78373.
Please arrive at least 20 minutes prior to presentation beginning.
Refunds given only if WCF cancels session or event.
Cost: $10
Event Location:
Port Aransas Community Theatre
2327 Hwy. 361
Port Aransas, TX 78373
Instructor/Presenter:
Roberta Bondar
Contact Information:
Contact Us « Whooping Crane Festival (portaransas.org)
Organization Website:
Schedule (portaransas.org)
Sponsoring Organization:
Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Port Aransas Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce
