The Texas Coastal Bend is defined here as the area roughly from Corpus Christi north to Victoria along the Gulf Coast, including Aransas Bay, Copano Bay, San Antonio Bay, nearby barrier islands and rookeries, and inland parks and private ranches such as the Fennessey Ranch. The area includes the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Mustang Island State Park, and North Padre Island National Seashore. The entire Coastal Bend is know for the rich diversity of wildlife and as an import bird migration corridor, and as the wintering refuge of the endangered whooping crane.