bird count

Winter birds such as the black-capped chickadee will be among the kinds of birds that will be the subject of a Michigan DNR class near Kalamazoo.

Newbie birders can learn from MI DNR experts

Lester Graham

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will teach people how to identify birds at a class to be held near Kalamazoo in February during the Great Backyard Bird Count.

A northern cardinal is a commonly seen winter bird. The male's bright red is especially noticeable during periods of snow.

Environment & Climate Change

Audubon Christmas Bird Count underway

Lester Graham

The National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count is underway until January 5. Coordinated visits to hundreds of sites in the U.S. and Canada to count birds depend on volunteers. There are about 80 sites in Michigan and more than 70 in Ohio.

An Eastern phoebe in summer. Phoebes are one of many species of birds that migrate south for the winter

Environment & Climate Change

Experts share tips for helping migrating birds through Michigan

Beth Weiler

Over 350 species of birds migrate through Michigan every fall. But thousands of the birds die every year in building collisions; experts have some tips to avoid this problem.

A black-capped chickadee is among the birds volunteers will likely see during the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. But, many will hope to identify birds that are more rare during the survey.

Environment & Climate Change

For some people, Christmas is for the birds

Lester Graham

For more than 120 years, volunteers have taken a day to count and identify birds for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count.

Environment & Climate Change

Birders break records for Great Backyard Bird Count

Rebecca Williams

People who identify birds for the Great Backyard Bird Count logged a record 5,090 species this winter. That’s just about half the bird species in the…