Meet the 2002 Whooping Crane Chicks! Hatch-year 2002 of the Eastern Flock Crane # 206 Date Hatched Gender Male Permanent Leg Bands Not Banded. Read about the naming system, hatch place in Maryland, release site in Wisconsin, over-wintering site in Florida, and leg-band codes.   Personality and History (Scroll to bottom for current news) He was removed from the study early due to wing injury. He will live at Patuxent WRC, the captive breeding facility where the chicks for the ultralight program are hatched, and serve as a role model for future ultralight chicks.   Back to "Meet the Flock 2002"   Journey North is pleased to feature this educational adventure made possible by the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP).