4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (115+ words) While most Michigan residents are sleeping Friday night, May 8, millions of birds will be flying over the state as part of their spring migration. More than 4 million migrating birds are expected to fly over Michigan Friday night, May 8, according to…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (231+ words) Someone appears to be intentionally killing bald eagles in the Upper Peninsula's Garden Peninsula, according to Michigan Department of Natural Resources investigators. And the DNR is seeking the public's help in finding the culprit. Between April 3 and April 17, five bald…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (209+ words) Multiple bald eagles were found dead in Michigan from what state officials described as something "not due to natural causes." The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said it is investigating the deaths of five bald eagles, which occurred in…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (150+ words) An owl rescued from a Michigan freeway by a state trooper has since died, an official said Monday. A Michigan State Police trooper was on patrol on Interstate 696 and Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills on Sunday, when he spotted…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (278+ words) "I can confidently say that 100% of the eagles that we admitted in 2025 had some level of lead," a Grand Traverse County raptor rehabilitator said... Lead-sickened bald eagles being found throughout Michigan The bald eagle needed to be killed. Euthanized. All…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (755+ words) Kirtland's warbler pen pal project The Kirtland’s warbler is among Michigan’s best-known snowbirds, and now schoolchildren from its breeding and wintering grounds have connected through handwritten letters to help each other learn about the migratory songbird they share. The American…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago   (750+ words) It’s been a strong start to the season for spotting the latest class of captive-reared Great Lakes piping plovers on their wintering grounds, with several months remaining before their northward migration. The Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team has so…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (159+ words) The Audubon approached Jessmore about a possible fundraising team up. “They’re doing all the things for birds that I wish I could do myself,” he said. “I’m trying to spread the word that habitats are decreasing, and we need to…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (281+ words) VANDERBILT, MI – Deep in the northern Michigan forests lives a legendary bird treasured by birders and prized by hunters – the famous “thunder chicken.” That’s the nickname for ruffed grouse, a game bird which brings tens of thousands of bird enthusiasts…...