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 ...

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 ...

A record number of sandhill cranes gathered in Nebraska in mid-March during their annual spring migration. Matt Urbanski / Crane Trust Hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes are once again flocking ...

Michigan's largest birds are preparing to head south for the winter, but before they go, they're gathering in fields and marshes across the state. In celebration of the annual gathering and migration, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River Valley. Sandhill Cranes take flight at sunrise. The early spring gathering ...

We were there for a close-up view of one of North America’s greatest wildlife spectacles: the annual spring gathering of more than one million sandhill cranes along an 80-mile stretch of the Platte ...

Tens of thousands of sandhill cranes return to southern Arizona each fall, part of a migration that's been going on for thousands of years. Sandhill cranes are thought to be the oldest living bird ...

Sandhill cranes are among the oldest living bird species, but their world is changing as temperatures rise and drought deepens. Some cranes are skipping their annual trips to Arizona, remaining ...