Sandhill Crane Festival Decatur Al 2024. Wheeler national wildlife refuge (wnwr) in decatur, ala., gears up once again to host the highly anticipated festival of the cranes from january 12 to 14, 2024. Here in alabama, thousands of sandhill cranes invade the wheeler national wildlife refuge every winter.
Here in alabama, thousands of sandhill cranes invade the wheeler national wildlife refuge every winter. More than 14,000 sandhill cranes along with several pairs of whooping cranes spend each winter at wheeler national wildlife.