whooping-crane

That reduced the availability of blue crabs and wolfberries, the cranes 'preferred foods, and forced them to fly farther to find fresh water, said Tom Stehn, whooping-crane coordinator for the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Texans Fight Over Birds, Water Rights Ana Campoy 2010

That reduced the availability of blue crabs and wolfberries, the cranes 'preferred foods, and forced them to fly farther to find fresh water, said Tom Stehn, whooping-crane coordinator for the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Texans Fight Over Birds, Water Rights Ana Campoy 2010

That reduced the availability of blue crabs and wolfberries, the cranes 'preferred foods, and forced them to fly farther to find fresh water, said Tom Stehn, whooping-crane coordinator for the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Texans Fight Over Birds, Water Rights Ana Campoy 2010

This spring, the only migrating whooping-crane flock that exists in the wild lost 23 of its 270 members to hunger and disease brought on by the dry weather, said Tom S.ehn, U.S. Fish and Wildlife S.rvice whooping-crane coordinator.

Severe Texas Drought Threatens Coastal Wildlife 2009

Suddenly we heard a scream above our fire, and jumped up to see a dark, slim bird floating southward far above us -- a whooping-crane, we knew by her cry and her long neck.

A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Willa Sibert Cather 1910

Their habits are somewhat similar, though the whooping-crane is the most wary of the two.

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869

In 1941 the whooping-crane population dipped to an all-time low - some experts say there were as few as 15 - but today there are thought to be about 570 birds in three flocks and five captive breeding centers.

chron.com Chronicle 2011