I’m a full-fledged “craniac” now that I’ve spent four days awestruck at one of Earth’s most epic animal migrations — on, of all places, the wind-whistling prairies of central Nebraska. Every year — ...

A steady wind rolls across the landscape, whistling through the spring growth near a nest, as a sandhill crane named Athena scans the horizon for threats and cares for her recently laid egg. These are ...

As winter approaches, snowbirds are beginning their annual migration to Arizona for more temperate weather. But it's not just the people from northern states escaping snowed-in homes. These are actual ...

They're Arizona's original snowbirds, the sandhill cranes that descend on the wetlands of southern Arizona every fall.

It has become a yearly ritual for bird lovers, wildlife buffs, and residents of southeastern Arizona to marvel at the descent of tens of thousands of cranes on the Willcox Playa. With gray-feathered ...

An estimated 18,000 people visited the Iain Nicolson Audubon Center during the 2015 migration season. This year, general tours will be available from March 5 through April 3. GIBBON, Neb. — The focus ...

A favorite seasonal visitor is back in Colorado — and with it, a festival in its honor. The 40th Monte Vista Crane Festival is set for the weekend of March 10, with three days of celebrating the ...