Whooping cranes continue their migration through Alabama

Just over a dozen people gathered on a small hill near off of Mt Pisgah Road in Walker County to view a flock of five juvenile whooping cranes as they followed behind two ultralight aircraft Thursday November 15, 2012 as they continued their journey south for the winter. Each year Operation Migration raises whooping cranes that were hatched in captivity and trains them to follow ultralight aircraft to train them to migrate south for the winter. - Frank Couch/fcouch@al.com http://bit.ly/QMnS8R