Reunion
and Progress (+68.9 Miles)
January 24, 2008: Migration Day 93
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| Photo Mark Chenoweth |
As
soon as the sun came up
trackers were off to pick up
#721, whose
location was determined last evening. Soon she was safely back
with flock mates at the Suwannee pen site.
More luck was with them as
the
heavy fog lifted so they could make the short flight to Gilchrist
County. All 17 birds followed the lead tike
like champs! With yesterday's and today's flights, the
total now stands at 1167.2 miles gone.
Today Richard,
Chris, Nathan and Megan hit the road to "Chass" to help
prepare the winter pen for the birds' arrival. Their important job
was to assemble and install a new release gate that will open automatically
in case of
flooding. The pen is on an island and it took two trips by airboat
to carry everything they needed. Their task is almost done; on their
next visit they will finish covering the new gate with fencing
and
rewire the electric fence. The new gate is a big safety improvement.
If storms come up and the pen gets flooded, the cranes will be able
to escape.
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In
the Classroom
Journal Question: (a) Why do you suppose the cranes
are provided with a pen for their first winter as free birds?
(b-for-bonus) Why might it become important
for the young birds to be able to escape their pen in case of
extreme
weather or flooding?
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