Join us at Big Tree in Rockport, Texas, for a free weekly guided bird walk starting Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, through Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.  Registration is required, and each hike is limited to 15 participants. What to bring: Sunscreen, water, bug spray, and binoculars, if you have them, along with appropriate outdoor clothing and comfortable shoes. … Continue reading Guided Bird Walk | Rockport Texas

Don't miss the Whooping Crane Festival in Port Aransas, Texas from February 22 to 25! The four-day event will feature renowned speakers, birding trips, boating trips, nature tours, photography workshops, a trade show and much more. AND don't miss presentations by our Director of Gulf Coast Programs Dr. Carter Crouch, Director of Eastern Flyway Programs - North… Continue reading Whooping Crane Festival

Join us for a morning bird walk at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama! We will meet at the outdoor classroom in the Visitor Center parking lot at 11 a.m. Central Time on Dec. 9, 16, 22, 23, Jan. 6, and Feb. 9, 23, 24 and 29 to walk around the property and enjoy… Continue reading Guided Bird Walk | Wheeler Alabama

Join us for a morning bird walk at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama! We will meet at the outdoor classroom in the Visitor Center parking lot at 11 a.m. Central Time on Dec. 9, 16, 22, 23, Jan. 6, and Feb. 9, 23, 24 and 29 to walk around the property and enjoy… Continue reading Guided Bird Walk | Wheeler Alabama

Join us at Big Tree in Rockport, Texas, for a free weekly guided bird walk starting Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, through Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.  Registration is required, and each hike is limited to 15 participants. What to bring: Sunscreen, water, bug spray, and binoculars, if you have them, along with appropriate outdoor clothing and comfortable shoes. … Continue reading Guided Bird Walk | Rockport Texas

Join us for a morning bird walk at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama! We will meet at the outdoor classroom in the Visitor Center parking lot at 11 a.m. Central Time on Dec. 9, 16, 22, 23, Jan. 6, and Feb. 9, 23, 24 and 29 to walk around the property and enjoy… Continue reading Guided Bird Walk | Wheeler Alabama

Join us for an exciting Girl Scout adventure in Rockport, Texas! Discover the incredible world of Whooping Cranes, one of the rarest and most majestic birds on Earth. Learn more and register here.

Stop by our table at the annual Madison Reads Leopold event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum on March 2, from 1 to 4 p.m., to learn about our global conservation programs!

Learn about our Whooping Cranes conservation programs at the 35th Annual Whooping Crane Strut in Rockport, Texas! Learn more and register for this fun event.

Join us at the Oakville Feather Fest on Saturday, March 9! This first annual festival will celebrate all things bird-related at the beautiful Oakville Park in Danville, Alabama. Learn more about the festival here.

We are teaming up with staff from the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge to co-lead Whooping Crane tours in 2024 on Mar. 14, Apr. 11, May 9, Jun. 13, Jul. 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10 and Nov. 14, from 9 - 10 a.m. Please meet at the parking lot for the Egret Trail Boardwalk… Continue reading Guided Whooping Crane Tours at Horicon Marsh

Despite over 20 years of reintroduction efforts, the Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes faces challenges with low recruitment. This is due to low rates of chicks surviving to independence, with predation being one of the primary causes of mortality for crane chicks. This presentation will cover Nicole Gordon’s master’s thesis research assessing the presence… Continue reading From the Field Webinar – Predators on the Whooping Crane Eastern Population’s Breeding Grounds