Despite winter seeming bleak, the season offers birdwatchers the chance to see visitors like purple finch — and opportunities ...

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 at ...

Every year, the Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count draws tens of thousands of birders (and sometimes “SOBs” and “FOBs” — ...

Michigan Audubon and Ford Motor Company have collaborated to accelerate bird conservation and habitat restoration across ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has a text messaging service called Winged Wednesday to share information about migrating bird species. Residents and visitors can sign up for the alerts ...

Millions of Michigan's birds are heading south for the winter and bird watchers can track their annual fall migration flights live. The BirdCast Migration Dashboard, a live migration map provided by ...

Michigan's largest birds are preparing to head south for the winter, but before they go, they're gathering in fields and marshes across the state. In celebration of the annual gathering and migration, ...

The annual Christmas Bird Count, a unique holiday tradition overseen by the National Audubon Society, turns 125 this year and birders across Michigan are flocking to participate. Dozens of Audubon ...

When the wind howls and the temperature plummets, it's easy to look out a window as birds huddle in a bush or on a wire and wonder if they need some help to make it through the winter. While many of ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...