The 32nd Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival is set for Jan. 14-15, 2023 (Saturday-Sunday) at the Hiwassee Refuge, Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, and Birchwood Community Center. Birchwood is an unincorporated community in Hamilton and Meigs counties, about 53 miles southeast of Crossville.
This free event runs 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily and includes shuttle transportation from the Birchwood Community Center, where all guests must park, to the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park and the Hiwassee Refuge. Volunteers will be present, with spotting scopes that allow for an up close view of not only sandhill cranes but many waterfowl and bald eagles. Visitors can also enjoy free shows from the American Eagle Foundation and musical guests and Nashville recording artists, Second Nature and The Mount LeConte Jug Band. Vendors and educators will also be available at all three locations.
For more information, visit https://www.tn.gov/twra/wildlife/birds/sandhill-crane-festival.html .