A fossil from the Miocene Epoch, some ten million years ago, was found to be structurally the same as the modern sandhill crane. Today, these large birds are found predominately in North America.

Unless you have been hidden away in a basement for the last week, you know that the sandhill cranes have returned to the region. You have probably heard them overhead. Sandhill cranes are quite vocal.

Their rolling bugle call is a recognizable sound in their habitats ... Holmes with 28 and Richland with 27. The sandhill crane count has shown growth over the years. In 2024, 412 cranes were ...

The sandhill crane population in Ohio appears to be increasing. Last year, 412 sandhill cranes were counted in Ohio, up from 357 the previous year. This year's crane count will take place this ...