Whooping Crane Day – May 28, 2018
Whooping Crane Day – Endangered Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is the tallest bird in North America.
Facts about the Whooping Crane
– Is the tallest bird in North America standing up to 1.52 meters (5 feet).
-Highly Endangered species from 16 birds in 1941 to +400 birds today.
-Live in wetlands, marshes, mudflats, wet prairies, and fields.
-Is a migratory bird species that travels over 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) to the state of Texas in the United States for the winter.
