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November
24,
2005
Migration Day 42
Wind
Keeps Them Down on Thanksgiving
+0 Miles
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| GO TEAM! From left to right (with the wondrous, life-sized greeting card made by 7th graders at Shattuck Middle School in Neenah, Wisconsin, for the migration team's visit) are Richard vanHeuvelen, Jeff Huxmann, Chris Gullikson, Charlie Shafer, Mark Nipper, Angie Maxted, Kirill Postelnykh, Joe Duff, Paula Lounsbury, Don Lounsbury, Walter Sturgeon, the Lounsbury's dog, Breton, and Brooke Pennypacker. Photo Operation Migration and Shattuck Middle School. |
Same story: WIND. The mountains along this ridge create mammoth-sized vortices
as the air blows over them. Those air currents and swirls mean danger
for the tiny ultralight aircraft and young whoopers. The team has no choice
but to wait for better flying conditions. Canadians and Americans together,
they will be
celebrating
Thanksgiving with fellow crew members. For
many of them it is difficult to be away from home for so long. The support
and understanding they get from loved ones back home helps them feel a little
better
for leaving their families to help save a species. For that, they are thankful!
They also are thankful for the thousands of teachers and students
following
the migration. To you, the team says, "Your
efforts give us hope that the Whooping crane, and the Earth, will be in good
hands in the years to come!" To the team, WE wish a day of rest and feasting,
with good flying weather tomorrow. We are thankful for YOU and your efforts!
| Track the Migration Use our map or make your own with this migration data. (Click map to enlarge.) |
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| Keep a Migration Journal • Today's Question: Has the migration ever flown on the US holiday of Thanksgiving? (See Archives and look for Thanksgiving reports.) In what places has the migration spent this day? • Record Keeping: The four DAR whooper chicks began migration today from Necedah NWR, leaving with sandhill cranes. Tailwinds helped them make fantastic progress. Find out more: #527, #528, #532, #533.
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