Category Archives: HCP-covered-species-birds

Whooping Crane

Whooping Crane The Whooping Crane is the tallest bird in North America.  This species was almost wiped out at the turn of the 19th century due to hunting pressures. The Whooping Crane was listed as endangered in the federal register in 1970 and this listing was carried forward into the 1973 Endangered Species Act. The…

Eastern Black Rail

Eastern Black Rail The Black Rail is an elusive, marsh bird that lives in fresh, brackish and salty wetlands of the United States. The Eastern Black Rail subspecies is the smallest rail in North America and has been listed as federally endangered under the ESA, due to potential habitat degradation as a result of climate…