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| OM Field team leader, Joe Duff and
Necedah refuge manager, Larry Wargowsky off-load one of the crane
chicks. The first group of ten chicks arrived
at the refuge on June 19, 2003 and were each taken for health
examinations before being released at one of three predator-proof
training sites.
Sincere thanks and appreciation to Windway Capitol Corp. for contributing the aircraft and pilot Mike Mauer for transporting the new generation to the reintroduction site. |
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| Once inside their new summer home the cranes were all eyes as they inspected everything... | |
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Here cranes 301 & 306 check out the wet section of the enclosure. This is where the young birds will learn to water roost - an important survival technique once they are released. |
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| Brian Clauss spends time observing the chicks in the dry section of the pen to ensure they are settling in. The six oldest birds (five pictured here) are at the "north" site, while the four younger cranes are at the "east" site. | |
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The next morning Brian introduces the youngsters to the grass area outside the enclosure, which will become the area where they take their first flights with the ultralight shortly. |
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