Weet weekly updates will be posted here on Mondays:

December 26, 2014: Freedom!
The young cranes were given their freedom Dec. 23 but will be rounded up once more banding on January 5.

NEWS FLASH December 11, 2014: Migration Complete!
Today's 23-mile flight landed the seven young cranes at St. Marks NWR in Florida. They're home for the winter!

December 8, 2014: Just 187 Miles to Go!
They're now in Pike County, Alabama, and cranes #4 and #10 are back in the air.

December 1, 2014: Zooming Ahead!
Big progress puts them just over 300 miles from the finish!

November 24, 2014: Exercise But No Progress
Winds, rain and the cranes' waning loyalty to the aircraft kept progress to zero in Carroll County, Tennessee.

November 17, 2014: Plan B—Hello, Tennessee!
The birds were transported to Tennessee to resume migration.

November 10, 2014: New Plan, Tiny Progress
Flying the birds in two shifts brought five miles of progress.

November 3, 2014: One Attempt, No Progress
Still at stopover #3 despite one good take-off: all dropped out.

October 27, 2014: One Advance
They reached Stopover #3 on their one good fly-day.

October 20, 2014: No Gains
Still at Stopover #2, stalled 9 days by south winds and rain.

October 13, 2014: Two Stops and a Surprise
Now at Stopover #2, they're stalled by south winds and rain.

October 10, 2014: NEWS FLASH: Fall Migration Departure
The 2014 southward aircraft-guided Whooping crane migration is underway! Their first stop is a short, 5-mile hop.

October 6, 2014: Aircraft-led Migration Starts This Week!
Operation Migration departure is expected on the first good-weather day this week. Meet the cranes!

Fall 2014 Migration
map | stopovers

Daily Field Journal
Operation Migration posts migration updates daily so you can follow along.

Meet the Cranes
Get to know this year's young cranes by reading their life histories.