Liberty Township near Powell in Delaware County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Red-crowned Crane

Grus japonensis

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 24, 2022

1. Red-crowned Crane Marker

Inscription.
A Rare Bird

• Red-crowned cranes are the second rarest crane species after the whooping crane of North America-only 1700 remain.
• Red-crowned cranes mate for life.

Your Columbus Zoo and Aquarium supports the radio tracking of red-crowned cranes at a reserve in Russia. Zoos send eggs—35 as of 2005—to the reserve for hatching and the tracking will provide information about migratory patterns.

Diet: insects, fish, frogs, reeds
Habitat: breed in wetlands; winter in rice paddies, mudflats

Erected by Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1700.

Location. 40° 9.479′ N, 83° 7.176′ W. Marker is near Powell, Ohio, in Delaware County. It is in Liberty Township. It can be reached from West Powell Road (Ohio Route 750) east of Route 257, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Powell OH 43065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto

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Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Amur Tiger (within shouting distance of this marker); Markhor (within shouting distance of this marker); Trumpeter Swan (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mexican Gray Wolf (about 500 feet away); The Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan (about 600 feet away); American Bison (about 600 feet away); Welcome to the North American Trail (about 600 feet away); Wetlands Conservation Projects (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Powell.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 24, 2022

2. Red-crowned Crane Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.