Whooping Crane October 18, 2005 Migration Day 5 See how close the cranes fly? Photo Heather Ray More Progress, and an Injury The weather was good to go! Brooke Pennypacker took off with 19 cranes at 7:57 AM. (Chick #510 was slow to come out of the pen, and Richard picked him up.) But soon trouble struck. Crane #516 got caught in the wires on top of  Brooke's ultralight. Brooke made an emergency landing with #516 in a cow pasture. The other pilots zoomed in to take over leading the flock. Brooke examined #516 and felt the bird was well enough to keep flying despite a scraped leg. They took off, but #516 lagged behind. Brooke landed again in another field. Before long, something spooked #516 and he flew off. Brooke took to the air and led #516 to a harvested soybean field. Charlie caught up to Brooke and #516 resting in this field. They put the bird in a crate and Charlie drove him to today's landing site in Green County, WI. The crane-kids knocked another 46.1 miles off their trip. Feel better, #516! Track the Migration Use our map or make your own with this migration data. (Click map to enlarge.) Keep a Migration Journal • Today's Question: All 20 cranes survived another day, but #516 had a close call today. How might this affect his attitude? His flying ability? His loyalty to the aircraft? After reading more about #516, write your predictions. Think about a time when you had a close call with danger. What did you learn? • Migration Math: With today's 46.1 miles, how far have the cranes gone in their 1225-mile journey? How far left to go? • Record Keeping: You may wish to record #516's brush with survival on your migration comparison chart. Migration Journal   Journey North is pleased to feature this educational adventure presented in cooperation with the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP). Facebook Pinterest Twitter © 1997 – 2024 Journey North. All rights reserved.