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Photo: Operation Migration
Report
Cards in Flight School
By the end of August, most can fly
well behind the trike. They stay in the air longer. Most important,
they learn their surroundings
from the air. This helps them know where to return in the spring. In
about five years, they will mate and hatch chicks here. They will teach
their own chicks the migration path. But first these chicks must
learn the path. They have no migrating adult parents to teach the way.
The pilots and ultralight planes will do the job.
The team keeps a close eye on the chicks. Each gets a report for
every day of training.