Whooping cranes are one of the most amazing conservation stories and at the same time they are a living example of the human impact on
bird ecosystems and survival. There are less than a thousand of these majestic birds remaining, up from a less than twenty. They migrate between their winter
location in the Gulf Coast to their summer home in Alberta, Canada. And to imagine that at some point their territory was as wide as most of America. This video from
Cornell Labs tells that story with some amazing use of data and GIS visualization.
We went to visit the Port Aransas area as part of a van adventure trip. This region is a heaven for wetland and shore birds. Indeed, an eye opening experience for us.
The trip was organized by the fantastic outfitter, Ferweh Guided Expeditions. We camped at the strategically
located Goose Island Flats and the birding trip to the
intercoastal waterways was organized by Aransas Bay Birding Charters.
This image gallery is designed to focus on the photographs. If you want to learn more about these birds, you can
click on these eBird links:
This video was taken on the birding trip with Aransas Bay Birding Charters.
