Photo: Brian Clauss, PWRC	Meet the 2008 Whooping Crane Chicks! Hatch-year 2008 of the Eastern Flock
	Crane # 830
	Date Hatched	June 15 , 2008
	Gender	Female
	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
Notes from the captive breeding "hatchery" at Patuxent WRC in Maryland:
Chick #830 was the last of the class to hatch. She was also the latest hatch in the history of the ultralight-led chicks for the new Eastern flock. Barb says that #830 and #829 (the two youngest in the Class of 2008) are little buddies. They walk together and get trained together. On July 14 Barb said, "#830 is our little munchkin in the group. Seems so tiny. She is a real cutie and the group's little "peeper." Every group has one, and in group three, she is it. She has become a little more independent lately, leaving the costumed technician to explore the large outdoor pen where the group is currently being socialized. We are happy that she has become a liittle less clingy. At the end of July Barb noted, "She is so good about staying away from any trouble that may be brewing with the other birds. She always knows where every bird is and where she needs to be. She's like a little navigator trying to stay in calm waters. When I look at her watching the other birds, I can see the little wheels turning in her head, plannning her next move. It's quite comical to think of how she just squeaks through all the commotion that may occur."

Notes from "flight school in Wisconsin:
Arrived at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge July 29 in cohort 3, the youngest group in the Class of 2008. Pilot Brooke complimented her by saying, " Little 830 is every inch the princess. She literally glides from one end of the wet pen to the other without dipping so much as a toenail in the water."

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