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November 8, 2001 Day 23 Fifty-four Miles More! Cick to enlarge. Use the banding code to identify this crane. Photo OM Sunny and cool--a good day to fly! Departing at 7:42 a.m., the cranes winged their way to Adair County, KY today after a flight of 1 hour and 37 minutes. They covered 54.5 miles. A slight headwind at the beginning became a tailwind at around 1800 feet. They flew about 38-40 mph today. Six birds took off and landed, but one bird took a detour. Crane #2 broke off about 10 miles into the trip and Deke picked him up and brought him back. Joe thought the bird could have been tired. Crane #4 is still being driven in a truck. They still may try to fly him when they aren't over such wooded landscape, but the password of this migration remains "one day at a time." Try This! Journaling Questions What is the total distance the birds have covered in the migration so far? How many miles to go? What crane is shown in the photo at the right? (Seebanding codes.) Write a description of this crane in your journal. From past reports, what happened to this crane? Map the Migration Make your own map using the latest migration data Journey North is pleased to feature this educational adventure made possible by the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP). Copyright 2001 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form