Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River Valley.

In Colorado’s San Luis Valley, Jenny Nehring longs for this time of year, when her eyes look to the big sky and the big birds flying en masse against the Sangre de Cristo peaks, snow-capped and ...

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. Sandhill cranes are native to Ohio, but they were ...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard and seen some annual winter residents of Northcentral Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma slowly flying and gliding into the area. For myself and many other people, ...

Imagine hosting each spring a month-long party with 20,000 or more guests of honor. Guests who constantly fly in and fly out, raucously spending their days eating, drinking, dancing and courting and ...

It’s that time of year in the Sacramento area — when everyone’s favorite winter visitors arrive by the thousands. A wildlife enthusiast who recently spotted sandhill cranes at the Llano Seco Unit ...