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<blockquote data-quote="ndlongshot" data-source="post: 343022" data-attributes="member: 244">There was flock of 18 hanging out SE of bismarck just before the storm and I hadn't heard an update. Sounds like they weathered the storm alright. 700-800 is the highest estimates i've heard for awhile. I hope thats the case. Many of the birds are non migratory or in captivity. The birds that still migrate to canada are pretty special. A much small number of individuals. You likely saw a significant portion of the entire population, which is also a slight reason for concern. If something would happen when they are bunched up like that it would be a massive blow to the population. Blizzard, wind farm mass casualty, or avian influenza....to name a few.Im pretty sure I read in one of the old ND Outdoors that whoopers used to nest in ND around stump lake, in the pioneer days. Pretty awesome. Wonder if we could make it happen again? In a new, not so &quot;wet&quot; area.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ndlongshot, post: 343022, member: 244"] There was flock of 18 hanging out SE of bismarck just before the storm and I hadn't heard an update. Sounds like they weathered the storm alright. 700-800 is the highest estimates i've heard for awhile. I hope thats the case. Many of the birds are non migratory or in captivity. The birds that still migrate to canada are pretty special. A much small number of individuals. You likely saw a significant portion of the entire population, which is also a slight reason for concern. If something would happen when they are bunched up like that it would be a massive blow to the population. Blizzard, wind farm mass casualty, or avian influenza....to name a few. Im pretty sure I read in one of the old ND Outdoors that whoopers used to nest in ND around stump lake, in the pioneer days. Pretty awesome. Wonder if we could make it happen again? In a new, not so "wet" area. [/QUOTE]

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