Excitement fills the swamp this morning because something magical is about to happen. A sandhill crane chick has broken ...

Anyone expecting sweeping, dramatic music as a rescued sandhill crane left its crate Wednesday at the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area and soared into the crystal clear sky to join its tribe w… ...

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But overall, the sandhill cranes are in good shape, for now, numbering some 650,000, according to the American Bird Conservancy, and their numbers are increasing.

Sandhill cranes are migratory birds that spend their winters in the southern states. Every year, about 40,000 to 50,000 cranes descend on the Sulphur Springs Valley to roost until spring.

The sandhill crane, or "sandhill," is among Minnesota's largest bird species, standing about five feet tall and having a ...

A greater sandhill crane forages in its winter home in Florida. High-flying sandhill cranes migrate over Georgia to their winter grounds in Central Florida and the Okefenokee Swamp in southeastern ...

Oconomowoc police shot the sandhill crane on April 28, police said. The police department verified the permit April 28 and shot the bird the same day, according to a redacted police report.

Sandhill cranes fly to roost on March 10, 2021, in Monte Vista. More than 20,000 cranes spend part of their spring and fall each year in this valley as they migrate toward the north.

The two proposals that would allow crane hunting include a stand-alone draft bill (LRB-0815/P1) and one (LRB-0591/P4) that would bundle the seed treatment bill with a sandhill crane hunting bill.

Sandhill cranes near an office complex along North Port Washington Road south of Highland Road in Mequon on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Photo by Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA ...