Migration
Complete! (+26 Miles)
January 20, 2010: Migration Day 89
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The
Chass 10 are home! On the ground are Sara, Eva, Matt, and
Dr. Richard
Urbanek. They will monitor these young cranes
over the winter. |
WHOOPEEEE!!! Today the Chass Ten flew to the finish! Cranes
901, 903, 904, 905, 907, 913, 919, 924, 927 and 929 touched
down at their new winter home at 10:07 this morning. (See photo
slide show) Loyal followers to the
end, they now begin their new life as wild, migratory birds. In the
next few days they'll get health checks and the permanent band colors
that identify them for the rest of their lives. Then they will slowly
become wild and free. In April or May, we will track them on their
first solo migration as they migrate back—with no human help—to
the flock's Wisconsin nesting grounds.
The
amazing Class of 2009 is the ninth group to be guided by ultralights
from central Wisconsin to Florida for the winter. Nine Direct Autumn
Release (DAR) chicks also made their first southward migration. High
fives and hearty congratulations to the Operation
Migration Team for an outstanding migration, and to the entire
Whooping
Crane Eastern Partnership for a conservation story to celebrate.
And congratulations to YOU for hanging in there with the cranes
and planes for this outstanding adventure! We'll see you back
when the Journey North begins!
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In the Classroom • (a) The
goal of this Whooping crane reintroduction
is to have 125 birds including 25 breeding
pairs, by the year 2020. How old will you be
then? |
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