A mother whooping crane loses her baby named Lil' Whooper. He soon enters the home of Muskie, bothering him, Vince Van Gopher and Ty Coon the Raccoon. They try to get rid of the little bird until Deputy Dawg tells the boys that the bird is a rare creature that is worth a lot of money to a zoo. The group tries to capture Lil' Whooper, but in the end they return the little bird to his mother.