Annual Cycle Calendar

Annual Cycle Month by month, describe where are Whooping cranes and what they are doing.
January	February	March
wintering grounds eating blue crabs	forming pairs dancing	getting restless getting ready to migrate
April	May	June
western flock migrating some eastern flock already back	nesting grounds laying eggs (two) eggs hatch	babies growing fast learning to walk, swim, eat
July	August	September
babies growing flight feathers adults molting	young cranes starting to fly babies reach full 5-feet tall	practicing flight getting restless
October	November	December
getting cold and dark young migrating for first time western flock migrating 2,500 miles, twice as far as eastern flock 1,280-mile migration	arriving on wintering grounds defending winter territories eating blue crabs	young still with parents learning about winter habitat