A student-led initiative hosted origami workshops, scavenger hunts for paper cranes and conservation seminars to promote ...

The sandhill crane population in Ohio appears to be increasing ... Sandhill cranes are one of the oldest living bird species, dating back as far as 2.5 million years. They have long legs, necks ...

Despite the chilly weather, the first week of spring has birds arriving a bit ahead of schedule. The great blue herons are here, and they have already claimed their large nests in the area swamps.

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Super Sandhill Crane! The field guides describe the crane family as: Tall birds with long necks and legs. Tertials, the feathers located at the ...

It is a large, wading bird with long black legs, long neck and black, chisel-shaped beak. Adults are usually 4 feet tall, with a wingspan of about 6 feet. The lesser sandhill crane subspecies is ...

While the closely-related sandhill crane often aggregates in flocks of 50 or more birds, whooping cranes rarely migrate in groups larger than eight birds. Birds spotted in the state are part of the ...