Flocks of sandhill cranes, and the world’s only flock of wild whooping cranes, will be settling in the Lone Star State for ...

Cranes are large omnivorous birds known for their vocalizations and for performing elaborate mating dances. There are 15 species of cranes in the family Gruidae. With long legs and a large torso, ...

Sandhill cranes begin their annual fall migration in October. You can see hundreds during CraneFest 2025 near Bellevue.

OTHELLO, Wash. — It’s the Sandhill Crane Festival in Othello, Washington this weekend. If you’re crazy about birds, you’ll love seeing the Sandhill cranes. One of the oldest living bird species on the ...

It's Michigan's largest, oldest bird species, unchanged in more than 2.5 million years; a tall, graceful bird beloved by birdwatchers for its unique trumpeting song. It's also a major nuisance to ...

Miller R, Šlipogor V, Caspar KR, Lois-Milevicich J, Soulsbury C, Reber SA, et al. (2025) A large-scale study across the avian ...

(WLUK) -- An endangered whooping crane, set to be released into the wild, died earlier this month from bird flu. The International Crane Foundation says the loss marks the first confirmed death of a ...

A whooping crane chick died from bird flu in September in Wisconsin. It's the first known death of a whooping crane to the disease.