Volunteer observers reported 344 sandhill cranes in Ohio during the 2026 Midwest Crane Count, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife. The count was coordinated by the Division of Wildlife, Ohio ...

Sandhill cranes, once gone from Ohio, are making a comeback with a slowly growing population. The 2026 Midwest Crane Count reported 344 sandhill cranes in Ohio, a decrease from 2025 attributed to bad ...

SAN LUIS VALLEY, CO — At twilight, birders gathered in freezing fog on the outskirts of a farm field, binoculars at the ready. They huddled behind cameras with two-foot-long lenses and kept their eyes ...

Sandhill cranes are among the oldest living bird species, but their world is changing as temperatures rise and drought deepens. Some cranes are skipping their annual trips to Arizona, remaining ...

You may see sandhill cranes flying around Michigan communities this spring, as they're back for the 2026 season. The gray and red, long-legged birds, which can be up to 4 feet tall, typically reside ...

It’s 82 miles wide with bookend towns of Overton and Chapman going from west to east across Nebraska. The stretch of the North Platte River between those two towns comes alive every spring with the ...

Sandhill cranes that have flocked by the thousands each spring and fall to Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area have discovered Indiana Dunes National Park’s Great Marsh. Save the Dunes Program ...

The impressive sandhill crane migration begins in earnest during the month of March, so much so that their calls fill the air to an almost deafening degree. In the Central Flyway, cranes gather in ...

The earliest hints of spring are in the air, and more than half a million sandhill cranes are on the taking to the skies. The large birds with a bright red cap of feathers on their heads, bright white ...

In Colorado’s San Luis Valley, Jenny Nehring longs for this time of year, when her eyes look to the big sky and the big birds flying en masse against the Sangre de Cristo peaks, snow-capped and ...