Eastern Flock Meet the 2005 Whooping Crane Chicks! Born in the Spring of 2005, these are the "Hatch Year 2005" chicks. Fall 2005 was their first fall migration. Spring 2006 was their first spring migration. Click below for previous hatch years in the Eastern Flock: All Photos Courtesy of Operation Migration Crane # 501 Crane # 502 (died August, '07) Crane # 503 Crane # 505 Crane # 506 . Crane # 507 Crane # 508 Crane # 509 Crane # 510 (died July, 2007) Crane # 511 . Crane # 512 Crane # 514 Crane # 516 Crane # 519 Crane # 520   Crane # 521 (died Feb. 2007) Crane # 522 (died autumn, 2006) Crane # 523 (died April, 2007) Crane # 524 Crane # 526 (died Nov., 2005)   Direct Autumn Release (DAR) Birds   Crane # 27-05 Crane # 28-05  Crane # 32-05 (died July, 2007) Crane # 33-05 . Meet the Chicks 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 This Season Teachers Kids Orientation Registration Search Copyright 1997-2008 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Questions or comments? Contact us.