migratory birds

Backyard birders can help researchers gather data about a bird species in decline.

Let’s settle this once and for all. What bird best represents Michigan? Vote throughout January in IPR's State Bird CAWcus.

Should the robin be unseated as Michigan's state bird? IPR's State Bird CAWcus wants to hear what you think! Make your case and vote for a winner throughout January.

The state has offered tools to manage nuisance Canada geese for years. Now, it's adding euthanasia as an option.

The pink-footed goose's nesting grounds are deep within the Arctic Circle. They’re most often found in Greenland and in Svalbard, a group of islands north of Norway.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has crafted a new plan to address double-crested cormorant conflicts in the US. It proposes killing as many as 77,000…

Two men confessed to shooting and killing a two-year-old bald eagle near Manistee on Saturday, according to the Michigan Department of Natural…

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…

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...

Canada geese have been spending their winters farther north. Scientists have figured out geese are drawn to cities for safety more so than for food....