Days 1-7 of 2015 Journey North

They flew nearly 200 miles on their northward departure day, reaching Elmore County, Alabama. In the next three days the group passed through Tennessee and Kentucky, entering territory unfamiliar to them, but #5-12 knew the way. On April 6 they stayed in Calloway County, KY. On April 7 they gained 80 miles to Saline Cty, Illinois before being stopped by a storm. The weather remained windy and stormy, but on April 8 and despite unsettled weather, it appeared that #5-12 left the group and flew onward by himself. No further signals were received from his radio transmitter. The five young cranes remained at least through April 9 as stormy weather continued in northern Illinois.

Map: Operation Migration