A crowned crane fossil, estimated to be about 10 million years old, was found in the Ashfall Beds in northeast Nebraska. These cranes were a close relative of sandhill cranes.

If you go • What: Viewing of sandhill cranes at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area. • When: The birds typically take off in mass flights around sunrise and return to roost between noon and 4 p ...

A sandhill crane passes over the paths at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area looking for a place to set down with the 35.000 other birds, McNeal, Ariz., January 5, 2021.

A sandhill crane stamp resolution was supported by 69% of Wisconsin voters at the 2025 spring hearings. Monies from stamp sales would be provided to farmers who sustained crane-caused crop losses.

Sandhill cranes are the most numerous of the crane species in the United States, drawing tens of thousands of tourists ...

Mother Sandhill Crane with her colt (left) and gosling (right) From that point on, the gosling and his crane family have been inseparable. "They visit a number of the backyards that have bird feeders ...

The event featured 100 art, beer and food vendors. Some of the stars from the event included Ogma Brewing Co. in Jackson, Sandhill Crane Vineyards in Leoni Township and Burgdorf Winery in Webberville.

The 2025 festival, in its 20th year, will feature over 100 vendors, including food, art, cider and distillery offerings from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at the Ella Sharp Museum, 3225 Fourth St.

Several dozen new rules are likely to be in place for the 2026 Wisconsin fishing and hunting seasons, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

The Weeknd at Soldier Field, “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” at Cadillac Palace Theatre and Do Division in West Town are among the highlights in the week ahead.

Nebraska: Catch the sandhill crane migration on the Platte River valley; Nevada: Extraterrestrial Highway, a 92-mile stretch of State Route 375 near Area 51; New Hampshire: Fall foliage; ...