News Flash! Eleven Chicks Home at Necedah! Whoopee! Migration is complete for 15 Eastern whoopers as of Monday, April 14! Eleven Crane Date 04/15/03 whooping crane chicks from the 2002 ultralight-led flock and four of the five 2001 birds were home on Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin. Three more chicks (02-#1, #11, and #12) that broke off Sunday from the group of ten over Ogle County, IL, are in nearby Fond du Lac County (Wisconsin), so they?re close. The remaining three of the 21 Eastern birds are somewhere enroute, with trackers still trying to pinpoint their locations. Two are chicks (#9 and #14), and one is the elusive female #7 from HY2001, missing in action. Will trackers find them? Will the three reach Necedah national Wildlife Refuge before our next report on April 18? Stay tuned. You?ll find more exciting details and new photos in Friday?s regularly scheduled whooping crane report! The Next Crane Migration Update Will Be Posted on April 18, 2003. Copyright 2003 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form