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Over four million people crossed the Straits of Mackinac last year. But they are also one of the busiest migration spots for raptors, or birds of prey, in…
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A new predator has emerged for piping plovers in the Great Lakes.Snowy owls were recently seen eating plovers in several locations along the Great Lakes,…
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Malaria is incredibly common across the world in mammals, birds, and reptiles. So it's not surprising that birds in Michigan, just like birds elsewhere,...
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Environmentalists will celebrate the return of the Kirtland’s warbler this weekend.The small songbird has been on the brink of extinction since 1973. It…
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People who study birds are now using radar to make maps that can forecast migration at night. They say these maps could help by reducing the number of...
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Piping plovers are little white and gray shorebirds. You might’ve seen them running around on the beach. Sarah Saunders is a post-doctoral researcher at...
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Native plants are better for birds than non-native plants. That’s the main finding of a study on chickadees and the caterpillars they eat.
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Firearm deer season starts today and thousands of hunters are heading out with their rifles. But around this time of year, there's a tiny group of...
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New research shows that in order for some early birds to catch the worm, they have to breed sooner in the spring. Luke DeGroote is the avian research...
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Since 2006, Lake Michigan has seen a steady stream of dead birds washing up on its beaches, and this fall has been exceptionally grim.So far, researchers…