New way suggested to count Texas whooping cranes

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HOUSTON (AP) — The whooping crane is North America’s tallest bird, standing 5 feet with a wingspan as wide as a pickup. There are not many left, and the last migrating flock in the wild returns each winter to the same marshy flats on the Texas coast.

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