The Whooping Crane migration led by ultra-light aircraft from Wisconsin to Florida should be underway this month sometime. For those unfamilar with or who would like to again see the wonderful story behind this huge undertaking, I'm posting a link to a YouTube video and to the International Crane Foundation website, both.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGX52B9iXXU
http://www.savingcranes.org/
Cheers,
Caerann
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hi Caerann
Many thanks for sharing that. I was really pleased watching the You Tube video - until the last few seconds. A beautiful story with a tragic ending. Fingers crossed for a more successful outcome this year as the dedication and commitment of those folk deserves a better result than that.
The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.
The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!
Just to say, the migration has now started...after a fashion. It sounds rather like herding cats at the moment. Day-to-day events are reported in the Field Journal here:
http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html
Thanks for the original info Caerann.