Operation Migration updates

[MKIRKALDY@aol.com]

The whooping crane/ultralight migration continues, having traveled 80.7 miles.  
Interestingly, it took several attempts to get the seven birds to fly over the 
interstate (they were afraid of the large trucks and accompanying noise).  
During one flight, they reached 56 mph ground speed.

The website's updates contain great information on the birds' behavior and 
group flying patterns which we recently discussed on-list.

See:
http://www.operationmigration.org/field_2001_fal.html

Mary
mkirkaldy@aol.com