A controversial proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Michigan for the first time in generations would be supported by the agency that gets the final say if state officials ever ask for a hunt: the U.S.

On Saturday, amateur and advanced birders alike will join Seth Chapman, a Kalamazoo area birder, for a trip to Grassy Lake to ...

MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. — Each spring and fall Sandhill cranes are easy to spot feeding on the massive crop fields at Muskegon County's wastewater property on Apple Ave. It's the annual migration that ...

Michigan's largest birds are preparing to head south for the winter, but before they go, they're gathering in fields and marshes across the state. In celebration of the annual gathering and migration, ...

East Lansing — Mary Rosseel-Jones was joined by an unexpected companion on a walk through a Livingston County park in 2018: an Eastern sandhill crane. The towering bird approached, stopped, then ...

Milford — The Sandhill crane is revered by many in Michigan, standing 4-5 feet tall with a slender neck, a crown of crimson feathers and a call fit for a prehistoric forest. Years of successful ...

The Michigan House of Representatives adopted a resolution on Thursday that wants the DNR to allow Michiganders to hunt Sandhill Cranes. House Resolution 154, introduced by Republic State Rep. Jim ...

Michigan's oldest and largest birds are trickling back. Michigan Audubon Society is tracking the return of from their winter migration south, and has begun receiving reports of their arrival in ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The eastern sandhill crane, Michigan's oldest living bird species, knows a thing or two about survival. Dating back 2.5 million years to the Paleolithic Period, the tall, ...

ROYAL OAK, MI – The Detroit Zoo has taken in a sandhill crane found with a rubber band wrapped so tightly around his lower beak that it cut off its blood supply and caused the beak to crack and break ...

It's Michigan's largest, oldest bird species, unchanged in more than 2.5 million years; a tall, graceful bird beloved by birdwatchers for its unique trumpeting song. It's also a major nuisance to ...

CONVIS TWP. — Thousands of sandhill cranes will soon descend upon Big Marsh Lake for all to enjoy during the 28th annual CraneFest Oct. 14-15. Hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Battle Creek, CraneFest is ...