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Home! (+68.7 Miles)
January 27, 2008: Migration Day 96
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Chris with
12 cranes at Dunnellon Flyover January 27 |
Oh, happy day! They made it! The birds and ultralights arrived in Marion County, Florida, at 9:15 this morning, flying over a crowd of about 1,000 people who gathered at the Dunnellon Municipal Airport to witness the thrilling flyover. The planes and cranes continued onward, and soon the awesome Class of 2007 landed safely at the layover pen at Halpata Tastanaki Preserve. And here's more good news! Tomorrow's weather looks good for the 26-mile flight to Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge ("Chass") in Citrus County, where the young cranes will finally settle at their new wintering habitat. For now, relief and joy rules this day!
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In
the Classroom
Journal Question: Last year the young cranes
arrived at Halpata on December 19 and stayed until January
12. During this time they had a health check and got their permanent
color-coded leg
bands. Then the team flew the birds over to their
final winter pen at "Chass." But
this year the team hopes to fly them the final distance tomorrow. Why
do you think the plan changed?
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