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Registration is open for the annual Whooping Crane Festival scheduled for February 22-25, 2018 in Port Aransas, Texas. The festival is open to birders, photographers, families, and anyone who loves the outdoors and nature-related activities.
For more information and online registration, visit www.whoopingcranefestival.org. Online registration closes at 12:00 p.m. CT on February 19. Onsite registration will open on February 22 at 1:00 p.m. at the Port Aransas Civic Center and run daily through the festival.
Whooping Cranes in Port Aransas!
Two Whooping Cranes are currently utilizing the wetlands at the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture. The cranes were first observed on January 10, feeding on blue crabs at the preserve. This is the first recorded observation of Whooping Cranes on the ground in Port Aransas in recent history. Just in time for the festival! Read more.
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Accommodations
Book your accommodations early due to limited availability.
Speaker Spotlight
Natalie Bourke is a Public Outreach Education Officer for Parks Canada’s Northwest Territories Field Unit, which includes the Whooping Crane nesting area in Wood Buffalo National Park. In 1989, Natalie had the privilege of accompanying renowned Canadian Wildlife Service scientist Ernie Kuyt on a Whooping Cranesurvey, which in those days consisted of dizzying swoops in a small plane, using binoculars to try and identify leg band colors. There were few staff who could “stomach” this survey technique, but Natalie was one of them.?
Natalie’s many years with Parks Canada have taken her into schools and communities all over Canada’s north, and she is excited to connect with the many Whooping Crane enthusiasts at the festival.
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