After more than 1,500 of the lanky birds died in Indiana, wildlife biologists in Nebraska were on high alert for the ...

Arrivals and departures are staggered over several weeks, but at peak stopover, it's one of the great sights of natural ...

We’re big advocates for whooping cranes, with only about 700 left in ... You know—those birds that seem to be everywhere! Often these common birds are successful because they’re generalists.

Object-tossing, usually a corncob or a stick, is common. There’s the tall-investigative stance, when there is no threat but the bird is vigilant. Within a group of foraging cranes several ...

Bird flu is not only affecting chickens, it's killing a large bird that migrates through northern Indiana. An official from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources says it's the first time ...

Song sparrows are the most common and can be heard singing their "put on the tea kettle-ettle-ettle songs in backyards, suburban parks, and natural areas," according to Bird Watcher's Digest.

All he cares about is one pair near the front, slightly shorter than the rest. Most of the birds are common cranes, but these two are demoiselle cranes — a rare find in these parts.

Dead birds float in Fish Lake in Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says for the first time, sandhill cranes are being killed by bird flu. Michael Puente/WBEZ Share Sean Leone ...

Many of the fallen birds could be seen on the frozen ice sheet; some floated to the shore or got stuck in the grassy brush. “This is the first time ever seeing sand cranes ever wash up on shore ...