Did you know that May is the height of birding season?
Our State Bird is the robin, but there are literally hundreds of species who call Michigan home.
Teresa Duran knows about the wide assortment of birds we can find in our own back yards and gardens, and how important it is that we preserve land to keep these hundreds of species thriving.
She is the publisher of Nature Conservancy Magazine, and she joined us in the studio today to discuss the many different species of birds found in our state and what role they play in our environment.
To read the Nature Conservancy Magazine's story on birding, go to magazine.nature.org.
Listen to the full interview above.