The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has a text messaging service called Winged Wednesday to share information about migrating bird species. Residents and visitors can sign up for the alerts ...

Michigan's native birds are arriving for the summer from near and far, but you might not notice as many travel at night. Cornell Lab of Ornithology offers an easy way to follow their progress with its ...

As the fall bird migration gets underway, bird watchers can track birds in flight across Michigan and the nation as they flock southward each night. The BirdCast Migration Dashboard, a live migration ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The BirdCast Migration Dashboard, a live migration map provided by Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology, estimates the number ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN, (WPBN/WGTU)— As Northern Michigan nears the peak of bird migration season, bird watchers are gearing up for a prime time to observe the return of their favorite spring and summer ...

When the wind howls and the temperature plummets, it's easy to look out a window as birds huddle in a bush or on a wire and ...

ESCANABA, MI – Get your binoculars ready. This “eBird hotspot” is the site of an upcoming guided birding tour. On the shores of Lake Michigan, Portage Marsh State Wildlife Area includes a long narrow ...

American goldfinches visit a thistle feeder in Marquette County. The birds are in Michigan during summer, too, but sport more brownish-yellow feathers in winter. Michigan residents can help ...

As temperatures plummet to below zero across Michigan this week, backyard bird enthusiasts who enjoy watching and feeding their feathered visitors may wonder how, or if, they can withstand the harsh ...

Tarik Shahzad’s newfound passion led him to an extraordinary achievement. Just two years after picking up bird-watching as a hobby, he set a Cook County record by spotting 294 species in a single year ...