Photo: Operation Migration	Meet the 2008 Whooping Crane Chicks! Hatch-year 2008 of the Eastern Flock
	Crane # 819
	Date Hatched	May 31 , 2008
	Gender	Male
	Date of Photo:	Egg Source: Calgary Zoo
	Permanent Leg Bands (Attached after reaching Florida)	Left Leg Right Leg
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Personality and Training

With plastic role model at Patuxent Photo Brian Clauss, Patuxent WRC

Notes from the captive breeding "hatchery" at Patuxent WRC in Maryland:
An obnoxious little guy. He is full of energy. He is a good follower during training. For some reason, he likes to annoy #816. He tried to be a top bird from the beginning, and he's been a little punk because of it.

 

July in Wisconsin. Photo Operation Migration

Notes from "flight school in Wisconsin:
Arrived at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge July 9 in cohort 2, the middle group in age in the Class of 2008. Now in flight school, he has a tendency to wander off into the marsh during training! Like the other cohort 2 birds, he was able to take off and fly by August 15. He weighed 5.9 kg at his pre-migration health check and is making good flying progress.

He continues to "stir up the pot" with the younger birds, trying to show them he's better than they are. They are learning to walk away from a fight, so he must be teaching them something!

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