Whooping Crane Migration News Archives

Whooping Crane

Fall Migration 2017

Whooping Crane Migration
Klaus Nigge

Follow fall migration highlights as Whooping cranes migrate to their wintering grounds. More...

Fall Migration Archives

2016 - 2017
The historic ultralight-led migration project and Direct Autumn Releases ended in Fall 2015. Beginning in Fall 2016, we feature each year's fall migration highlights.
Operation Migration	Heather Ray
2017	2016

2001-2015
Looking Back: Fifteen Years of Aircraft-led Migration
Every fall from 2001-2015, Operation Migration pilots led captive-bred Whooping crane chicks on their first fall migration from Wisconsin to Florida. The goal was to reintroduce a new wild migratory Whooping crane flock to the eastern U.S. by establishing 25 breeding pairs from 125 birds by 2020. For more about why the effort was discontinued see, Why No More Costumes or Aircraft-led Migrations? This migration archive documents the 15-year effort.
Operation Migration	Doug Pellerin	Heather Ray	Masako Pellerin
2015	2014	2013	2012
Linda Reynolds	Frances Brown	Heather Ray	Operation Migration
2011	2010	2009	2008
Operation Migration	Operation Migration	Operation Migration	Operation Migration
2007	2006	2005	2004
Operation Migration	Operation Migration	Operation Migration
2003	2002	2001

Spring Migration Archives

Comparing Fall Migrations: 2001-2015

Migration Journal


Journal Cover	Read About Migration	Record Migration Hghlights	Calculate Distances Traveled	Map the Migration
Inspire students to think and act like scientists by creating journals as they follow the fall migration. Page by page, the journal becomes a workplace where students explore ever-changing events, record compelling questions, formulate hypotheses, document discoveries, and chronicle the challenges of survival and species recovery.

Journey North is pleased to feature this educational adventure made possible by the
Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP).