Each year, birds set out on their annual spring migration, traveling to their summer feeding grounds. This time of year is when local birds that went south for the winter return, or when birds ...

Cornell Lab of Ornithology's BirdCast Migration Dashboard allows tracking of bird migration across the U.S., including Michigan. Peak spring migration in Michigan is from March 1 to June 15 ...

Michigan's native birds are arriving for the summer from near and far, but you might not notice as many travel at night. "The movements are massive," said Andrew Farnsworth, a migration ecologist ...

The birds are now looking extra snazzy—bright and glossy, dressed to impress in their breeding plumage. Colorful, shiny feathers can signal good health to potential mates. And birdsong is once ...