Despite winter seeming bleak, the season offers birdwatchers the chance to see visitors like purple finch — and opportunities ...

Birding is a popular pastime for people of all ages. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, more than 45 million people enjoy watching birds. It’s a hobby you can pick up at any time, it’s ...

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 ...

Impress your friends and learn how to identify birds by their calls with one of the best bird song identification apps — suitable for all age ranges. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

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 ...

Birding season has arrived, bringing with it many birds we have yet to identify. Birding apps are the solution, whether you’re hearing an unfamiliar bird call or seeing a species you haven’t ...

These days, it seems like there’s a “smart” version of everything. So it was only a matter of time before they made a bird feeder with a camera that lets you see birds up close on your phone and uses ...

Every birder knows the wonderful feeling of hearing a new bird, followed by the desire to discover what bird you heard and then the thrill of correct identification. Whether you are a new birder with ...

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 ...

Millions of birds are flocking southward across Michigan each night amid their annual fall migration, and bird watchers can track their flight live. The BirdCast Migration Dashboard, a live migration ...