On our way down to Rockport in 2009, ... (Although apparently last year, whooping cranes nested in Texas for the first time since the late nineteenth century.) ...

Whooping cranes are completing their 2,500-mile journey from Canada and arriving on the Texas coast. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said the first pair of whooping cranes were seen flying ...

HOUSTON (AP) — The whooping crane is North America's tallest bird, standing 5 feet with a wingspan as wide as a pickup. There are not many left, and the last migrating flock in the wild returns ...

Through a $20,000 donation from Phillips 66, a newly installed solar-powered water well 10 miles north of Rockport, Texas, will provide stable fresh water to the area for the endangered cranes as ...

A pair of whooping cranes walk through shallow marsh water looking for food Dec. 17, 2011, near the Aransas Wildlife Refuge in Fulton, Texas. Scientists are concerned a devastating drought could ...

“Luckily, most whooping cranes and nests were not directly impacted by fires,” said McAbee. “While these conditions may reduce the number of juvenile cranes that will arrive in Texas this ...

HOUSTON — The endangered whooping cranes that winter on the Texas Gulf Coast survived a historic drought, and their numbers appear stable. Biologists had feared the cranes would not have ...

Every year, whooping cranes make a 2,500-mile journey from Alberta's Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada to the coastal marshes of Texas. Their migration south to Texas can take up to 50 days.

Pair of rare whooping cranes seen flying in Texas for winter By Ariana Garcia , Assistant News Editor Updated Nov 10, 2023 9:06 a.m. Whooping cranes have black wingtips that are only visible in flight ...

Whooping cranes are flocking to Texas from the cold weather of western Canada. The animals are the tallest bird species in North America. The cranes typically start arriving in October, ...

Record numbers of whooping cranes have returned to the Texas coast for the winter. As few as 15 of the birds were seen in Texas in the 1940s. This year, 237 birds made the trek to Texas from Canada.

Nov. 7—AUSTIN — On Nov. 1, the first pair of whooping cranes of the year were spotted flying toward the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the southwest side of San Antonio Bay. Their arrival ...