Thousands of sandhill and whooping cranes are stopping over at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County.

Aug. 15—Sightings of sandhill cranes have ticked upward in Southcentral Alaska this month as the fall migration season nears. Mated pairs have been spotted in a few Anchorage residential neighborhoods ...

Be alert now for one of nature’s grandest events during November and December — the southbound migration of greater sandhilll cranes. Flying high in loose, undulating V-formations during the day, the ...

They're Arizona's original snowbirds, the sandhill cranes that descend on the wetlands of southern Arizona every fall.

It’s that time of year in the Sacramento area — when everyone’s favorite winter visitors arrive by the thousands. A wildlife enthusiast who recently spotted sandhill cranes at the Llano Seco Unit ...

THE ART OF CRANES — Just in time for sandhill crane season, Carol Hines will open her newest show, “Cranes and Other Cool Birds” at her Wildflower Gallery at 108-110 W. Ninth St. in Wood River. The ...

Q: I saw the following quote on a poster at a wildlife sanctuary in Florida: "Cranes are large birds with long beaks found on every continent except Antartica and South America." I understand cranes ...

In the vast tapestry of Earth’s history, few creatures have danced through the epochs as gracefully as the Sandhill Crane. With fossils dating back at least 2 million years, and some speculating an ...