Whooping Crane Summary of the Fall 2009 Migration   Fall migration for the Class of 2009 was finally complete on January 20, 2010, 89 days after departure. The young cranes are now on their wintering grounds in Florida. They'll stay until their first "solo" spring migration begins in April-May. Join us for Spring's Journey North on Feb. 12, 2010!   Daily Migration Updates Who's Traveling?  Feb. 1: Banded and Free on the Wintering Grounds January 20: Migration Complete! January 19: Arrival Flyover! One to Go, Later Today? January 18: "Chass Ten" Closer to Goal! January 17: No Go. Wild Winds January 16: No Go. Rain, Headwinds January 15: No Go. Health Checks for Ten January 14: No Go. Waiting out the Winds January 13: Ten Home at St. Marks! January 12: No Go. Close, But Crosswinds Rule January 11: Over the Border to FLORIDA! January 10: No Go. Whoa, Wintery Winds January 9: No Go. Down-Day #2 in Georgia January 8: No Go. Nasty Weather Arrives January 7: Hello GEORGIA! January 6: Good to Go Twice in a Row! January 5: Hoo-WEE! Skipping A Stop! January 4: No Go. Strong Wind, Bumpy Air January 3: No Go. Tried and Turned Back January 2: No Go. Same Old Nemesis January 1: No Go. Still Stalled December 31: No Go. Still Waiting at 2009's End December 30: No Go. Blame the Weather December 29: No Go. Tried, But Air Too Bumpy December 20: Holiday "Time Out" Till Dec. 28 December 19: No Go. Clouds and Stiff Winds December 18: No Go. Grounded by Rain December 17: ALABAMA Bound! December 16: No Go. Winds Deflate Plans December 15: No Go. But Weather's Changing December 14: No Go. Foggy, Windy, Warm December 13: No Go. Rain, South Winds December 12: No Go. Weather Ahead Looks Bad December 11: Yes! Past Halfway There! December 10: No Go. Too Choppy Aloft December 9: No Go. Float or Blow But No Flying December 8: No Go. Storms Closing In December 7: No Go. Misty, Moisty Weather December 6: No Go. Headwinds Foil Flight Plans December 5: TENNESSEE! December 4: Winging to KENTUCKY! December 3: No Go. Too Windy December 2: No Go. Bad Weather Ahead December 1: No Go. Time-Out at Stop #9 November 30: Airborne! Cumberland County, Illinois November 29: No Go. Wrong-Way Winds November 28: No Go.Down-Day #1 at Stop #8 November 27: Onward to Piatt County, IL! November 26: No Go.Weather Woes Continue November 25: No Go. Weather Woes in IL November 24: No Go. More Wind, More Fog November 23: No Go. A Cloud on the Ground November 22: No Go. Fog and South Winds November 21: Four Join 16 at Stopover 7 November 20: 16 Runaways to Stop #7 November 19: No Go. Still Raining! November 18: No Go. Rained Out November 17: No Go. Racing Winds November 16: No Go. New Waiting Game Starts November 15: Whoop It Up! Stopover #6 November 14: No Go. Still Stuck November 13: No Go. Warming Air + Headwinds November 12: No Go. Gusts Ground Team Again November 11: No Go. Another Take-off and Turn-back November 10: No Go. Crosswinds Aloft November 9: No Go. But a Try Before Turning Back November 8: No Go. Down Day #3 at This Stop November 7: No Go. Waiting Out the Winds November 6: No Go. Winds Against Them November 5: Hello, ILLINOIS! November 4: No Go. Unflyable Weather November 3: Final Stop Before the Border! November 2: No Go. Down at Stopover #3 November 1: Wa-HOO! On to Stopover #3! October 31: No Go. Howling Winds, Pouring Rain October 30: No Go. Winds and Warm Drizzle October 29: No Go. Winds Keep Them Down October 28: No Go. Wrong-way Winds Aloft October 27: Stopover #2! October 26: No Go. Hoping, Waiting for Later October 25: No Go. Sogginess Everywhere October 24: No Go. Too WINDY October 23: No Go. All Together, and All Wet! October 16 - Oct. 22, 2009: The "Day One" That Stretched Out Meet the Cranes Meet the Team Give a Whoop! In celebration of the 10,000th mile of migration, show the world you care about Whooping cranes. Migration Map Fall 2009 Migration (map/data) Getting Ready: Weekly Countdown to Migration Daily Web postings with the latest news, maps, and photos will start on Day One of the migration. (The October 10 target departure date was delayed a week due to a weather system.) Welcome and Orientation Countdown to Migration: September 4, 2009 Countdown to Migration: September 11, 2009 Countdown to Migration: September 18, 2009 Countdown to Migration: September 25, 2009 Countdown to Migration: October 2, 2009 Countdown to Migration: October 9, 2009 Produced in Collaboration with the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership Facebook Pinterest Twitter © 1997 – 2024 Journey North. All rights reserved.