Judd said he suspected the Sandhill Crane they rescued was a part of the 20,000 Sandhill Cranes he witnessed flying over Chicago on Nov. 22, just days before its capture.

SeaWorld Orlando’s Aviculture team recently received the first sandhill crane chick of the year -- an orphan, brought in by a concerned resident from St.

This was the first confirmed sandhill crane colt sighting at the Will County prairie in Wilmington since Midewin was established in 1996, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Finally, the guttural trilling and croaking of sandhill cranes catches our ears and we all get down. The first crane flocks of the day are flying out from the Agassiz national wildlife refuge.

Sandhill cranes, which were once wiped out of Ohio, have recently made a comeback here. Last year, more than 300 cranes were counted across the state.

By David Hendee / World-Herald staff writer Mar 13, 2016 Mar 13, 2016Updated Oct 16, 2019 0 ...

The City of Albuquerque’s Crane Festival is a perfect place and time to celebrate everything crane-related. It’ll be happening Saturday, November 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Open Space ...

THE ART OF CRANES — Just in time for sandhill crane season, Carol Hines will open her newest show, “Cranes and Other Cool Birds” at her Wildflower Gallery at 108-110 W. Ninth St. in Wood ...

A photo of a bugling sandhill crane, night crawlers all over in this stretch of weather, the Salmon Stop’s 50th anniversary and a cryptic haiku are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors ...

Today, that number is closer to 90,000 sandhill cranes all over the upper Midwest, according to the International Crane Foundation (ICF). This comeback is thanks in large part to habitat preservation, ...

A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 10, 2023, Section A, Page 24 of the New York edition with the headline: The Magnificent Migration of the Sandhill Cranes.

Judd suspects that the crane was among some 20,000 sandhill cranes he witnessed flying over Chicago on Nov. 22 on their way to warmer climates.