December 2, 2014: Cranes #10 and #4 had their first real flight of the migration today. They were boxed up until after the other five took off with Joe's plane. Then these two formerly reluctant fliers were released to follow pilot Brooke in his plane. Crane #4 was in the lead, and #10 kept right up! They climbed to 2,500 feet altitude. Go cranes!

Image: Heather Ray, Operation Migration

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