Weather
Delay
at Both
Stopovers (+0
Miles)
December 12, 2010: Migration Day 64
Photo Margaret
Black
Today's
gusty winds and approaching rainstorms are grounding both groups
of birds. It is Down
Day #1 in both Jefferson County and Gilchrist Counties,
FL. After
yesterday's tough
flight, the five
birds at Gilchrist County are 86 miles closer to their winter home
and Chass, and the NEXT flight for each group will
be their Arrival Flyover Event and welcome celebration.
If it happens before Dec. 31, it would be the first time since 2005 that the
migration got finished in the same year that the young cranes
hatched!
You're
invited to join the celebrations with these directions from Operation
Migration:
Welcome Flyover for St. Marks NWR:
Birds 1, 5, 6,
8, and 10
The
Arrival Flyover event and viewing site is at the San Marcos de Apalache
Park in the town of St. Marks, Florida. South of where
Hwy 363
(Woodville Hwy) intersects Coastal Hwy 98, 363 becomes Port
Leon Drive. Follow Port Leon Drive to the end, turn right onto Riverside
Drive/Old Fort Road and watch for the Arrival Signs on your
left.
You
will be directed to parking.
Welcome
Flyover for Chassahowitzka NWR: Birds 3, 9, 15, 16 and
17
The Arrival Flyover event and viewing site is
at Florida's Dunnellon-Marion County Airport, off HWY 484 just
east of the town of Dunnellon. Turn north off 484 onto SW 147th
Circle, then right onto SW 111th Street. You will be directed
to parking.
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