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VIDEO: Endangered cranes, other migratory birds confounded by Texas drought

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Migratory birds, like the endangered whooping crane, are struggling because their typical wintering grounds are gripped by a drought that’s reduced their habitat and food supplies. But favorable conditions elsewhere may help them survive in places like Nebraska.

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