For proof that the seasons are truly changing, just listen for the unmistakable song of the red-winged blackbird. After spending the colder months living in the southern U.S., these boldly colored ...

In a sure sign of the changing seasons, migratory birds are slowly making their way back north right now. From tiny songbirds to enormous soaring cranes and eagles, spring’s earliest arrivers are ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Join the Michigan Bluebird Society for the 2025 Spring Bluebird Festival on March 15 to celebrate and learn about the Eastern Bluebird. The group will be returning to the Prince ...

The annual migration of hummingbirds has reached Michigan, according to bird spotters in the Midwest. The most common Michigan hummingbird, the ruby throat hummingbird, has been spotted in Michigan's ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spring bird migration is underway. It's the time of year when birds that fly south for the winter come back up north to expand their families, helping ensure the survival of ...

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This week, millions of birds will fly through the night skies above the Chicago area as they travel from their winter homes down South to their summer breeding grounds in Canada and northern states ...

“In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” the saying goes. The same may be said of birds. That’s because spring is when most birds turn to family obligations—they mate, ...