This was forwarded to me by Ellen Paul, who is not on MdOsprey...

Gail Mackiernan
Colesville, MD

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From: Ellen Paul <>
Subject: Look out for Sandhill Cranes
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:29:51 +0000
>
 Gail - I'm not on Md Osprey  but as you are, you might want to post this:
> 
> Last week's snowstorm caused the crane pens and nets at the Patuxent 
> Wildlife Research Center to collapse.
> 
> One-hundred-five of 110 flight-netted pens were damaged, and nine whooping 
> cranes and nine sandhill cranes had escaped. All of the whoopers were recaptured by Monday afternoon, but the sandhills remain loose. 
> 
The number for the crane facility is 301-497-5755
> -- 
> Ellen Paul           
> Executive Director
> The Ornithological Council