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 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Billions of birds are on the move this fall as migration season reaches its peak across North America. From tiny songbirds to larger waterfowl, the journey south is one of ...

One summer night three years ago, a chimney swift flitted over the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, where a scraggly-looking antenna sensed a radio frequency pulse given off by a transmitter no ...

Across the Northern Hemisphere, satellite tags and backyard observations are revealing a surprising pattern: some birds are not just drifting off course, they are consistently flying in the opposite ...

National Bird Day 2025 highlights how bird population changes reveal environmental stress and ecosystem health worldwide.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources participates in a global network that uses small tags and antenna receivers to track migratory patterns of birds, bats and insects, and it has recorded 607 ...

Michigan lawmakers are reacting after President Trump announced a strike against Venezuela and the capturing of its leader, President Nicolás Maduro. National Bird Day: What is the official state bird ...

Thousands of birds are expected to take to the skies in coming nights, triggering a migration alert in the Chicago area. According to Birdcast, a website dedicated to tracking migrating birds and ...

Pickering Creek Audubon Center has installed a MOTUS Wildlife Tracking System at the center as a collaborative effort to help ...

Fall migration is underway for the birds of North America and, during peak days, hundreds of millions of birds pass overhead under the cover of night. “The earliest migrants are on their way as early ...

A wood thrush gets ready to sing from a high perch at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City. (Brandon Caswell/correspondent) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some ...