Reintroduction of the whooping cranes

[gayle]

Operation Migration's camera on the training ground for the class of 2010 has been turned on:

http://www.wildearth.tv/static/wildearth/channels/we_crane_ground.html

I shall post details as I receive them.

Gayle

[Bird Crazy]

 already? summer goes so fast 

[gayle]

There will be thirteen chicks in Operation Migratiom class of 2010 this fall.

http://www.savingcranes.org/whooping-crane-update-august-9-2010.html

Gayle

[gayle]

The two wild hatched chicks are doing well and are nearing fledging.

http://www.savingcranes.org/wild-hatched-chicks-nearing-fledging-age-august-16-2010.html

Gayle

[gayle]

The DAR dhicks are doing well.

http://www.savingcranes.org/dar-chicks-at-necedah-august-20-2010.html

Gayle

[dale]

thanks, gayle.
their names are really terrific!

[gayle]

Hey, it is cheese country!

Gayle

[gayle]

You can see whoping crane chicks live here:

http://www.wildearth.tv/static/wildearth/channels/we_crane_ground.html

Gayle

[Donna]

This is so cool, thanks. You can just see the white at night.

[gayle]

http://www.savingcranes.org/wild-whooping-crane-chicks-fledge-in-wisconsin-august-31-2010.html

Gayle

[dale]

"The two wild-hatched Whooping Crane chicks have recently fledged, or become capable of flight.  This is only the second time in over a century that naturally produced Whooping Cranes have fledged in the wild in the Midwest!"

that is astounding. Thank you for that information!

[MAK]

    

[gayle]

Interesting account of the banding of the wild chick.  Great photographs too!

http://www.savingcranes.org/capture-of-wild-chick-w1-10-september-19-2010.html

Gayle

[MAK]

   Nice pics

[gayle]

Thr whooping crane chicks' training has begun!

http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html#092310

Gayle