Countdown to Migration: September 19, 2008 | ||||
Today's Report Includes:
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Orientation & Welcome to New Participants >> |
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Chick Chat: From Three Cohorts to Two | ||||
Another landmark was checked off this week in the countdown to migration when the middle group and youngest group “moved in together” at the same pen site. Pilot Joe said, "It only took a few grapes to encourage cohort 2 to enter the strange pen. They hardly seemed to notice the other (younger) birds behind the chain link fence that divides the dry pen. We will train them separately for a few days and then put them together once they are used to each other.” The
recent weather has meant some GREAT flying days for this year's crane
chicks, training for their first migration. How are they doing? See
for yourself with this short video clip from the observation tower. |
One crane drops out, but hang in there to see what happens. |
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Training Timeline: Red-letter Dates | Timeline Events >> | |||
On what date did the joining of Cohorts 2 and 3 happen? See milestones, links, and key events for the newest members of the Eastern flock here:
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Journal Question: Why This Order? | ||||
Why do you think the middle and youngest birds are joined together first, and the oldest birds added last? Write your thoughts in your journal. Next week you can compare your ideas to those of Joe Duff, Operation Migration pilot and project leader. | ||||
Meet the Flock: Crane Quiz #3 | Print the Quiz >> | |||
In last week's quiz you learned that one chick has been responsible for the Class of 2008 being decreased by 3 birds. What’s the fate of the most recent bird to leave the flock? Click on photos here to learn more about each chick:
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QUIZ #3 1. This is the youngest chick that the team has ever worked with. Brooke calls her "The Princess." 2. Which chick will become a display bird at a zoo because she cannot migrate with the group? 3. Which chick does Bev call the swamp lover because she always makes a run for the swamp? The puppet tossed a grape that bounced off this chick's head, and she happily ate the grape. 4. Easy to train and dominant in his group, this chick had Brian Clauss saying, "That chick thinks it's better than us" at just a few days of age. |
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Booklet: "Off to Flight School: Finding Their Wings" | Teacher Guide >> | |||
Why are the chicks shipped all the way to Wisconsin after hatching in Maryland? What are two reasons why they must arrive in Wisconsin before they learn to fly? Find answers in the third booklet of our pre-migration series of six titles. Each booklet comes in a matching Web slide show as well as .pdf format ready to ready to print, fold, and enjoy.
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Hurricane Ike: Crane Winter Habitat Safe | ||||
The winter habitat
of the world's only natural flock of Whooping cranes was narrowly missed
by Hurricane Ike. It's less than 150 miles down the coast from the site
of Ike's landfall. Because the entire western flock resides in one place, scientists know a single storm can threaten their survival. An oil or chemical spill at their habitat on the Gulf of Mexico is one of the top concerns for this endangered species. We send heartfelt concern for everyone affected by Hurricane Ike. |
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Change4Cranes: Win a Classroom Visit | Details >> | |||
Sign
up for their Change4Cranes kit before September
30 and you could win a classroom visit by a member of the Operation
Migration team!
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Free Operation
Migration Change4Cranes Kit |
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Whooping Crane Festival September 20 in Wisconsin! | ||||
Countdown to Migration: Posted Fridays | Bookmark the
Whooping Crane Home Page
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Weekly
Summaries are posted (by email) to registered participants on FRIDAYS:
Sep. 5, 12, 19, 26; Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21 — or
until this year's newest Eastern flock chicks reach their winter home
in
Florida! |
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More
Whooping Crane Lessons
and Teaching Ideas! |
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