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Older cranes arrive as chicks stuck in Kentucky
By Times Staff Writer
Published November 19, 2005
CHASSAHOWITZKA - The whooping cranes headed toward central Florida might have been grounded in Kentucky for the past several days, but five members of last year's group of chicks have already returned to their winter home at the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge.
The five male birds arrived Thursday. They had left their summer home in Wisconsin on Nov. 9 along with two female birds. The females were in the lead but landed in Madison County, allowing the males to overtake them, said Chris Danilko, office manager for Operation Migration. Meanwhile, this year's chicks left the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge 36 days ago and have been stuck in Shelby County in Kentucky awaiting weather favorable for another leg of the 1,200-mile, ultralight-led migration. So far, the "Class of 2005" has traveled just 486 miles. Also Thursday, spurred by cold weather, a large group of birds from previous years ranging back to 2001 took off from the Necedah refuge. A total of 18 birds flew.
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