Forward of an email received from Operation Migration, the team of ultra-light aircraft pilots and support crew guiding Wisconsin's freshman crop of Whooping Cranes to their winter home in Florida.
Jim Williams Wayzata, Minnesota ==== December 19, 2006 Migration Day 76 With luck, today will be the last EarlyBird e-bulletin. At 4AM this morning, weather and wind condtions appear similar to yesterday's, and I am assuming it will be a 'go' for a flight today - the final leg of the main portion of the 2006 migration. As I will have to leave shortly for the Dunnellon- Marion County Airport to set up for the Arrival Flyover Event, this will be the last communication until a Field Journal entry can be posted late today. Hope all you folks that have followed us faithfully over the past 75 days have your fingers crossed for us that today will see the longest migration on record finally completed. Our sincere thanks to Duke Energy for making it possible for us to provide you with the EarlyBird e- bulletin. Through your many calls and emails we know you too are appreciative. Please don't be shy about letting them know, either directly or through the GuestBook. (On 'fly days' you will receive a second email from us to let you know the full report of the day's activities has been posted to our Field Journal. Although no alert is emailed, entries to the Field Journal are often still made on 'non-fly' days . The link at the bottom of this page will always take you directly to the latest entry.) Operation Migration Inc. email: l...@operationmigration.org phone: 905-982-1096 web: http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html
