Summary of the whooping crane tracking project for fall 1975 to spring 1989. The Project involves the following activities: (a) distribution of PreMigration Notices to cooperators, which contain a list of the key and alternate State and Federal contacts in each State, a sighting report form, and color-band information; (b) weekly notification of key contacts regarding the status of the migration; (c) arrangement for the completion of a site evaluation at each confirmed sighting location; (d) distribution of a migration summary to cooperators following each migration; and (e) maintenance of all confirmed sightings, color-marked bird observations, and site evaluations on a computer database.
