Journey North Whooping Cranes

Follow the Fall 2005 Migration
Who's Traveling? Meet the Flock and Meet the Team

Track the Migration
Day-by-day migration news:

October 14: Gone South! Migration Begins
October 15: Cranes Add 17.1 Miles
October 16: Birds Fly 22.8 Miles and Reach Sauk County, WI
October 17: Grounded by Weather
October 18: More Progress, and an Injury
October 19: Grounded by Strong Headwinds
October 20: Standing Down for Headwinds
October 21: No Go. Is it the Green County Curse?
October 22: Still in Green County's Grip
October 23: Goodbye Wisconsin, Hello Illinois!
October 24: Gusty Winds: No Go
October 25: Gusts Ground Team Again In Winnebago County, IL
October 26: LaSalle County, Here They Come!
October 27: Kankakee County, LAST stop in Illinois
October 28: Airborne to INDIANA
October 29: Grounded in. . .WIND-iana
October 30: Still on the Ground in Benton County, Indiana
October 31: Still in Windy Benton County, IN
November 1: Off They Go! A Fast 49.1 Mile Flight
November 2: All 20 Cranes Fly the Distance to Morgan County, IN
November 3: Too Windy in Indy
November 4: STILL Too Windy in Indy
November 5: Windy Again
November 6: Wind, Hail, and Tornado Reports
November 7: Morgan County Yet Again
November 8: More Waiting
November 9: 8th Day in Morgan County: Another Laundry Day
November 10: More Wind and a Sad Loss
November 11: Goodbye, Morgan County!
November 12: A Crowd Comes to See. . .But No Take-off
November 13: Humidity + Headwinds = No Go
November 14: Strong Headwinds
November 15: Rain! Tracking the Storms
November 16: Stormy Weather Makes Headlines
November 17: Hell0000000, Kentucky!
November 18: Starting the Waiting Game in Shelby County, KY
November 19: Still Facing Headwinds: No Go.
November 20: Winging to Washington County, KY
November 21: Skipping a Stop to Reach TENNESSEE!
November 22: Crew and Cranes Grounded by Winds
November 23: No Flying Today
November 24: Wind Keeps Them Down on Thanksgiving
November 25: Over the Mountains to Hiwassee NWR!
November 26: It's the Weather. . .Again
November 27: No Progress Today
November 28: Rain, Rain, Go Away
November 29: Changing Winds: Take-off Tomorrow?
November 30: Onward to GEORGIA!
December 1: Over 100 Miles of Progress
December 2: No-fly Day in Pike County, GA
December 3: Down on the Ground
December 4: Still Waiting
December 5: Nothing but Rain
December 6: A Perfect Day in the Air
December 7: Going Nowhere
December 8: Still Grounded in Terrell County, Georgia
December 9: Still Holding
December 10:Sky Circus and Cranes in Two Counties
December 11: Trucking to a Reunion in Cook County, GA
December 12:Over the Border to FLORIDA!
December 13: Whooopee! Migration Complete! HEAR LIVE ARRIVAL PODCAST!
December 21: It's a Wrap!

On January 9, ultralight pilots tried leading the '05 cranes 26 miles to their final release pen at Chass. By Jan. 11, all but #516 were free at their island refuge. Read each bird's story.

Countdown to Migration
Posted every Friday until the cranes take off in October.

Produced in Collaboration with the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership