A fossil from the Miocene Epoch, some ten million years ago, was found to be structurally the same as the modern sandhill crane. Today, these large birds are found predominately in North America.

There is a heightened alert as the great sandhill crane migration begins. An estimated million cranes will converge on central Nebraska as they make their annual trek north to nest for the summer.

Arrivals and departures are staggered over several weeks, but at peak stopover, it's one of the great sights of natural America.

The Colorado Crane Conservation Coalition has announced the results of the 2025 First Crane Sighting Contest. The coalition ...

The Ohio Division of Wildlife is accepting volunteers to help with the annual sandhill crane count, which takes place this weekend.

As dawn broke in the eastern sky, it was -5 degrees on a crystal clear February morning at Bosque del Apache National ...

Hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes are once again flocking to central Nebraska during their annual migration—and so far, the leggy birds appear to be unaffected by the highly contagious bird flu ...

A KETV producer recently went to central Nebraska to see the sandhill crane migration.Matt Brown shared video of his experience in Gibbon at the Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary ...

Division of Wildlife is seeking volunteers for the fifth annual Midwest Crane Count on the morning of Saturday, April 12. The Division of Wildlife is collaborating with the International Crane ...

Volunteers will help count the number of sandhill cranes seen or heard in designated areas. These areas include habitats where sandhill cranes typically nest, such as wet meadows, shallow marshes ...

The sandhill crane population in Ohio appears to be increasing. Last year, 412 sandhill cranes were counted in Ohio, up from 357 the previous year. This year's crane count will take place this ...