Total birds detected with avian flu: Over 11,900 birds have been detected with avian influenza in Michigan. Species affected: A wide variety of wild birds have been impacted, including Canada ...

While many of Michigan's 450 bird species head south to warmer climates in the ... Do not place seed directly on the ground or use platform feeders, which can attract large numbers of birds, ...

The first "scouts" have been spotted in Michigan. ... many purple martin enthusiasts set up large bird houses or complexes in ... from 150 to 500 feet or more off the ground, CornellLab ...

Fall migration in October and November is one of two yearly opportunities to see these majestic birds in Michigan, as they make their way through the state to spend the winter in the central and ...

Sandhill cranes: While some of these elegant, arresting birds overwinter in southern Michigan, many more are just now returning from balmy spots as far south as Mexico and Cuba.Learn their ...

Called highly pathogenic avian influenza, the H5N1 bird flu virus making headlines in Michigan and across the U.S. got its name because it is so well adapted to infecting and killing birds. H5N1 ...

Transmission has since spread to bird populations across Michigan, including domestic parrots in Washtenaw County in April and hundreds of Caspian terns dying on the islands of Lake Michigan in June.

But few people know the history of passenger pigeons and Michigan. Large-scale nests — providing migratory homes to millions of birds in one location — were found throughout Northern Michigan.

Called highly pathogenic avian influenza, the H5N1 bird flu virus making headlines in Michigan and across the U.S. got its name because it is so well adapted to infecting and killing birds.