Michigan winters are no joke. The cold settles in, the snow sticks around forever, and the world gets quiet in that deep, frozen way unique to the Great Lakes region. But even in the middle of that ...

As temperatures plummet to below zero across Michigan this week, backyard bird enthusiasts who enjoy watching and feeding their feathered visitors may wonder how, or if, they can withstand the harsh ...

LANSING — The backyard birds are back but with avian influenza being widespread, is it safe for people to fill up their wild bird feeders this spring? Experts from Michigan State University, the ...

Just before Christmas, two backyard birders in Michigan were in for the ultimate surprise–a yellow Northern Cardinal. Arlene and John McDaniel spotted the incredibly rare bird in their backyard in ...

The Great Backyard Bird Count is slated for Feb. 14-17, all over the globe. Last year, more than 642,000 people in 210 countries or subregions helped count birds. This Valentine's Day weekend, love ...

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 ...

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan state representative has introduced two House bills that would allow homeowners to have hens in their backyards, calling them a counteraction to the ongoing bird flu ...

Flocks in two Michigan counties are the latest to be infected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza. State officials reported confirmed cases of bird flu in a backyard flock in Jackson County, and ...

The world’s longest-running bird census is underway in Michigan. For more than a century, bird enthusiasts across the Western ...

MONROE COUNTY, Michigan — Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been identified in a "small backyard flock of birds" in Monroe County, according to the health department. The health department ...