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11/18/04: Making a Mole Hill Out of a Mountain!
Whooper
Reintroduction Updates
Current Trip: Fall 2004 Eastern Whooping Crane Migration Entry November 18 11/18/04: Making a Mole Hill Out of a Mountain! Thursday, Nov 18, Day 40: Birds Flew. Current location: Meigs County, Tennessee. Miles traveled today: 45; Total miles traveled: 697 Today, the Whooping Cranes and ultralights crossed with ease over the Appalachian Mountains to land at the Hiwassee State Wildlife Refuge. According to Heather Ray, Operation Migration, this was the easiest, least complicated, mountain crossing in the history of the reintroduction project. Congratulations cranes, pilots and ground crew! Updates on the Older Whooping Cranes Whooping Crane No. 14-02 Arrives in Florida! Female, No. 14-02 is the first Whooping Crane to arrive in Florida this fall. On November 16, 2004, No. 14-02 was observed outside the release pen at the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge. No. 14-02 had last been observed on Nov. 9 while in flight over Tennessee. On Nov. 15, Nos. 1-03, 9-03 and 18-03 moved north into New Hanover County, North Carolina. On Nov 16, these three birds continued to move north along the Atlantic coast to roost in Carteret County, North Carolina. Julia Watson, ICF Crane Tracker, reports that seven older Whooping Cranes have reached the Hiwassee State Wildlife Refuge in Tennessee. They are Nos. 5-01, 7-01, 1-02, 4-02, 5-02, 6-03, and 18-04. No major movements of the other eastern migratory Whooping Cranes have occurred during this period due to unsuitable weather conditions. For the full travel archive: http://www.savingcranes.org/index.php?option=com_content&id=15&task=section&Itemid=241  Previous Entry | Next Entry  Back to List
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