In flooded agricultural fields near the Tennessee River, tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stand tall among broken corn ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Some of the migratory birds that call Wheeler Wildlife Refuge home for the winter have started to return. Many thousands of cranes are expected to take up residence in ...

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Center is a paradise for birders who flock to see tens of thousands of migrating sandhill ...

Rob Broeren takes pictures of sandhill cranes at the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Decatur, Ala. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Rob Broeren takes pictures of sandhill ...

The sound and sight of so many cranes clustered together creates a chorus of trills, trumpets and honks throughout the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Center in northern Alabama during the winter.