May 6th News Flash! Migration Complete With Crane #7 Home at Necedah! We're whooping it up as we give you the news we've all been waiting for! Crane #7, who broke off from the young Eastern flock in Tennessee, was back on the grass airstrip at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, May 3, 2002. Tracker and ICF wildlife biologist Richard Urbanek was the first to report the news. On Friday evening, Richard arrived at the refuge to perform his nightly roost check at the Site 1 training area. As he reached the top of the hill overlooking the site, he was not expecting to see crane #7 on the grass airstrip. But there she was--near the entry door to her pen from last summer. Surprised at the unexpected visitor, she flushed, along with two Canada geese, and flew to the area of the refuge where her four flockmates had arrived exactly two weeks earlier (April 19). Journey North is thrilled to send you Richard's message: "The migration is now complete." NOW you can celebrate!! Check in tomorrow for the FINAL regularly scheduled whooping crane report in an historic season for this endangered species! The FINAL Crane Migration Update Will Be Posted on May 7, 2002. Copyright 2002 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form