RealPlayer Videos This collection of older videos requires you to have RealPlayer Software installed on your computer. Please visit their website to download and install a copy of this software (http://www.real.com). 2003 Videos Day 33 - '03 Migration See how the cranes alleviate boredom. Day 19 - '03 Migration Exercise day in Morgan county, IN. Day 12 - '03 Migration (1802 kb) Lift-off from Kankakee county, IL. October 27th. Older Videos Garter Lunch (1153 kb) Two chicks hunt down a Garter snake. Crane 203 On an early fall training flight at Necedah, one crane apparently broke away from the long line trailing Brooke. Joe caught up with the bird and quickly realized it was the female, #203, which had recently been retrieved from South Dakota and released at the Necedah NWR. The Dance (4.29mb-worth the wait) Some of the returning yearlings celebrate chasing off a goose, during their stay in Indiana in the spring of '03 A Whooper is Born! (817kb) Watch as a new chick emerges from its egg Learning to eat (139kb) The puppet teaches to new chick to eat Learning to be a Whooping crane (782kb) Each new chick is housed next to an adult Whooper Early aircraft conditioning (1396kb) Chicks learn to follow the trike during circle-pen training 2001 Migration is underway! (224kb) Follow along on a flight over Indiana From the wingtip camera (685kb) Crane #6 in the lead position Early Videos Flight of the Whooping Crane Cranes take flight The Dance The dance of the Whooping crane Crane chick hatching A pipping crane. Puppet with day-old chick Early steps in the captive rearing process. Adult role model Proper sexual imprinting helps to ensure that the young cranes will pair bond successfully. Early circle-pen training Conditioning the cranes to follow the ultralight. Home | Our Work | Get Involved | In the Field Merchandise | Links | Contact Us