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Whooping Cranes Southbound
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Published: January 4, 2008
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A group of 17 endangered whooping cranes has landed in north Georgia after a weeklong rest stop at a wildlife refuge in Tennessee.
The birds lifted off at dawn yesterday from the Hiwassee refuge near Cleveland, Georgia, following an ultralight aircraft on the next leg of their migration south.
The cranes had arrived at the Hiwassee refuge on Saturday.
The rare birds are being led south by a dozen volunteers from Canada-based Operation Migration.
The cranes summer in Wisconsin and winter in Chassahowizka National Wildlife Refuge in Citrus County, Florida.
They landed on private property outside Calhoun, Georgia, yesterday after a two-hour flight.
Two other whooping cranes had been spotted during a Christmas bird count, staying in a rural area just west of downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
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