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 ...

Thousands of sandhill cranes migrate across the West every year, but in a long drought, some are plotting new routes.

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 ...

Up to 1 million Sandhill Cranes are expected to converge on the Platte River during the 2026 migration. Narrowing river channels—often less than 400 feet wide—can create nighttime security gaps for ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A record number of early-arriving sandhill cranes in the Platte River valley have experts eager to see just how long the migrating birds will stay. Sandhill crane migration ...

Migrating sandhill cranes along the Platte River at sunset in Kearney, Nebraska. When people think of epic migrations, they often picture Africa’s wildebeests thundering across the Serengeti. But one ...

A flock of Sandhill Cranes flies over Rowe Sanctuary near Gibbon, Nebraska, on March 21, 2025. (© Leesa Goodson via Courthouse News) GIBBON, Neb. (CN) — Before dawn on a recent Friday, thousands of ...

Sandhill cranes are gathering in large migratory flocks in early February and beginning their movements north to Wisconsin and other states. Taking stock of current division standings, Mets’ miserable ...