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Field Journal - 2005 Dunnellon Airport arrival event. Photos by Mark Chenoweth.
 

Above: Volunteers Sandy Ulrikson (left) and Peggy Chenoweth greet the crowd as they sell Operation Migration merchandise. Below: Upwards of 800 people gather to view the spectacle of migration.
Below: A line-up of cameras is poised to snap shots of the incoming ultralights and Whooping cranes.
Below: The cranes fly over the Dunnellon Airport on their way to their final destination for 2005.
Below: Top cover pilot Jack Wrighter and Brooke Pennypacker share a laugh at the Dunnellon Airport shortly after Brooke dropped off the single bird he arrived with.
Below: Chris Gullikson talks to the crowd shortly after he landed at the airport.
 
While a few of the pilots were entertaining the crowd, Joe and Mark were busy collecting 516 at the far end of the Dunnellon Airport.
Below: Richard vanHeuvelen smiles for the crowd at the airport.
Below: Joe Duff gives a talk after finishing his unexpected duties with 516.
 
 
 
 

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