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IORC Number
1982.001

Species/Form in Question
Whooping Crane

Scientific Name
Grus americana

Current Status of Record:
Rejected

Date of Initial Sighting:
1982-03-23

Date of Last Sighting:
1982-03-23

Quantity:
2

Age/Gender:

Observers(s)

Location
Blue Island

Counties Observed in:
Cook

References
1st IORC Report


Details
This record caused considerable controversy among Committee members, but was narrowly rejected after two rounds of voting because of the distant views obtained. Subsequent correspondence indicates that no Whooping Cranes left Texas until after 29 March in 1982 (information provided by Greg Lasley), supporting the Committee's vote. This record had been published in S. Mlodinow, Chicago Area Birds, 1984.
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