Michigan winters are no joke. The cold settles in, the snow sticks around forever, and the world gets quiet in that deep, frozen way unique to the Great Lakes region. But even in the middle of that ...

Michigan Audubon and Ford Motor Company have collaborated to accelerate bird conservation and habitat restoration across ...

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 ...

Michigan's native birds are arriving for the summer from near and far, but you might not notice as many travel at night. "The movements are massive," said Andrew Farnsworth, a migration ecologist at ...

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 ...

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 wonder if they need some help to make it through the winter. While many of ...

They aren’t the flashiest of birds, but they are harbingers of spring in Michigan. Keep your eyes and ears open for red-winged blackbirds, sandhill cranes, Canada geese and turkey vultures. These ...

Millions of Michigan's birds are heading south for the winter and bird watchers can track their annual fall migration flights live. The BirdCast Migration Dashboard, a live migration map provided by ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

In the past month, bird flu was detected in six turkey farms in Ottawa County and two backyard flocks in Jackson and Oakland counties. More than 344,000 Michigan birds have been euthanized in the last ...