This boldly colored species boldly returns to Michigan in mid- to late February. By mid-March red-winged blackbirds can be ...

THE ART OF CRANES — Just in time for sandhill crane season, Carol Hines will open her newest show, “Cranes and Other Cool Birds” at her Wildflower Gallery at 108-110 W. Ninth St. in Wood River.

Michigan, Minnesota and Ontario, along with conservation efforts from the International Crane Foundation, has led to a rebound in the species. Today, Wisconsin’s sandhill crane population is ...

Historically, sandhill cranes migrate from winter nesting places as far south as Florida to Michigan in February ... said he picked up more than 30 sandhill crane carcasses from the lake when ...