Tracking the Migration (Highlights, Map and Data Posted Here Daily During the Migration)

• October 10: Migration Begins!
• October 11: Cranes Go Another 22.7 Miles into WI
• October 12: Grounded by Fog in Sauk County, WI
• October 13: All 14 Birds Fly!
• October 14: Winds & Rain Keep Them Down
• October 15: Stuck in Green County, WI
• October 16-17: Woeful Weekend Weather in Green County, WI
• October 18: No Go Again. Why?
• October 19: Still Waiting
• October 20: Crane Wrangling in Humidity Leads to Another No Go
• October 21: Hello Illinois!
• October 22: Standing Down for Headwinds
• October 23: Rain and Wind Delay
• October 24: Eleven Fly to LaSalle County, IL
• October 25: Headwinds Turn Them Back
• October 26: No Go: They Would Run Out of Gas
• October 27: Still Grounded by Headwinds
• October 28: Headwinds Again!
• October 29: Warm Temps and Headwinds Prevent Progress
• October 30: Wind Advisory: Day Six of Delays in LaSalle County, IL
• October 31: Hooray! Last Stop in Illinois
• November 1: Down for the Weather Again
• November 2: Drizzle Fizzles Flight Plans
• November 3: 3rd Day Delayed in Kankakee Cty, IL
• November 4: Rain and Fog Keep Them in Kankakee County
• November 5: Boone County, INDIANA!
• November 6: Still in Boone County, WIND-IANA
• November 7: Woo HOO! Now in Morgan County, IN
• November 8: More Progress Today
• November 9: Delayed by Headwinds at Last Stop in Wind-iana
• November 10: Another Delay Day Brings Good News and Bad News
• November 11: Rain Rain Go Away
• November 12: Another Weather Stall in Jennnings Cty, IN
• November 13: A Small Gain, But Still in Indiana
• November 14: Crossing Into Kentucky!
• November 15: Best Flight Yet!
• November 16: Adair County: Still Lucky in Kentucky
• November 17: Halfway: Cumberland County, TENNESSEE!
• November 18: Hooray! Crossing "The Beast"
• November 19: A Rainy Day to Rest
• November 20: Going Nowhere
• November 21: No Go: Fog Blankets the Refuge
• November 22: Migration Stalled by Fog Again
• November 23: Winds Calm, But Rains Heavy
• November 24: Sixth Day Down
• November 25: Too Windy to Fly
• November 26: Away to GEORGIA--and Searching for a Runaway Crane
• November 27: Gales Ground Migration
• November 28: Still Too Windy
• November 29: Possible Afternoon Flight Today
• November 30: Approaching Storm Prevents Climbing Out of "Bowl"
• December1: No Go: Wind Damages Ultralight
• December 2: 62.3 Miles Gained!
• December 3: Yahoo! Longest Flight Yet
• December 4: Hello, FLORIDA! Only 140 Miles to Go
• December 5: Not Even 80 Miles to Go!
• December 6: Rßesting
• December 7: Holding Pattern: No Finish Today
• December 8: Standing Down and a New Plan
• December 9: Still Holding: Too Warm and Windy
• December 10: Waiting. . .
  

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