Hello
INDIANA! (+89.6
Miles)
November 9, 2007: Migration Day 28
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Photo
Chris
Gullikson |
GO CRANES!
After crossing the state line into Indiana and skipping over one
stop, the pilots and 15 birds landed safely in Boone County, IN.
They flew just over 2 hours! It was a long trip with some bumpy air,
and two birds (#733 and
#727) dropped
out. They
finished the trip in the tracking
van (see details on their updated life story pages).
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In the Classroom
-
Migration History/Today's Journal Question:
(a) How does today's location compare to last year's on this date? >>
(b-for bonus) How many days were they stalled at the Boone county stopover in 2006? - Migration Math: Work It! How many miles has the migration traveled so far? On how many days have they flown? Handout >>
- Weather
Watching. At
the Texas wintering grounds of the wild whooper cousins, Tom Stehn
reports 181 adults + 30 chicks = 211 total Whooping Cranes at Aransas
NWR on November 8th. What kind of weather helped them? Look for
the answer in the rest of Tom's report: "A
strong cold front that lowered temperatures throughout the flyway
and reached
Aransas
on
November
5th apparently
really got the cranes moving south," said Tom. "I estimate
about 80% of the flock has completed the migration. Between
30 and 50 whooping cranes are presumably still en route to Aransas.
I expect more cranes to arrive at Aransas on November 14-15 with
a Pacific front forecast to reach the Texas coast late on November
13th."
Journey
North is pleased to feature this educational adventure presented in
cooperation with the Whooping
Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP). © 1997 – 2024 Journey North. All rights reserved.
