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May 4, 2015: Cranes #8, #9, and #10 stood briefly on the grass training strip on White River Marsh before taking flight. They had just been just released from their crates after being captured and driven all night to reach Wisconsin. The five young cranes failed to find their way from Illinois to Wisconsin after their "leader" #5-12 left them to complete migration on his own. The other two (#3 and #4) were inaccessible for capture, but will (we hope) be captured in a few days and then driven "home" to join their flock mates again.

Cranes 8, 9 and 10 at White River Marsh, WI on May 4, 2015

Image: Colleen Chase, Operation Migration

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