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, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The eastern sandhill crane, Michigan's oldest living bird species, knows a thing or two about survival. Dating back 2.5 million years to the Paleolithic Period, the tall, ...

CONVIS TWP. — Thousands of sandhill cranes will soon descend upon Big Marsh Lake for all to enjoy during the 28th annual CraneFest Oct. 14-15. Hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Battle Creek, CraneFest is ...

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — On Saturday, amateur and advanced birders alike will join Seth Chapman, a Kalamazoo-area birder, for a trip to Grassy Lake to witness the beginning of sandhill crane ...

Few sights are quite like it in the Michigan wildlife watching world. Every year in September and October, Sandhill Cranes begin their annual migration from their summer breeding grounds across ...

(WLUK) -- A legislative committee studying the sandhill crane population will be led by a Northeast Wisconsin lawmaker. State Rep. Paul Tittl, R-Manitowoc, has been appointed chair of the Legislative ...

MILFORD — A sandhill crane is back to living a wild life in Kensington Metropark after being freed from fishing line by an area animal rescue volunteer and Metroparks police officers this week. The ...

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 was ...