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| Target date for departure |
October
8 |
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| Actual date for departure |
October
16 |
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| Number of birds at takeoff |
16 |
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| Number of birds surviving fall migration | 16 |
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| Date migration ends |
December
8 |
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| Total days of fall migration |
54 |
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| Number of actual flight days (progress made) |
20 |
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| Number of no-fly days (grounded or turned back) |
34
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| Longest flight (in distance) |
200
miles (3 hours, 4 minutes) |
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| Total miles flown |
1191
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| Days on Wintering Grounds | 117
days* |
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| Number of birds before spring migration |
12 |
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| Number of birds surviving spring migration |
12 |
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* 117 days is the average of two numbers (Group A - 113 days, Group B - 121 days.)
NOTES:
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Only 9 of the 15 birds flew the entire leg on day 1.
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On October 17 crane #303 was reunited with her flock after recovering from surgery on a leg and flew again on Oct 26, Day 11.
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It took them two tries to cross Walden Ridge.
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They reached the halfway point at Tennessee's Hiwassee Refuge on day 37, Nov. 18.
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The longest stretch of bad weather was in Morgan County, Indiana.