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Photo WCEP
First
Flight
The little chicks take their first flight before they realize
they can fly. A small plane flies them from Maryland to Wisconsin,
the new Eastern flock’s summer
nesting grounds. Here they should spend summers for the rest of their
lives.
Why
Move Now?
They must be moved before
they fledge (start to fly), or they won’t want to follow
the ultralight plane. It will lead them on their first migration south
to a winter home in Florida. The trike must show them where to go, like parents
would have.
Also, birds never forget the place where they first learn to fly. They return
there year after year. The site becomes their nesting grounds. Crane survival
depends on a good summer home for raising the next generation.