Conservation agencies and volunteers are out in jack pine forests in parts of the U.S. and Canada, searching for and counting a particular kind of bird, the Kirtland’s warbler. At 5:45 a.m. I met up ...

LOVELLS, MI – Decades-long strategies to protect Michigan’s most famous songbird may be shifting. Members of the Kirtland’s warbler conservation team recently witnessed proof that although jack pine ...

ROSCOMMON, MI – An up north village is the first Michigan community to join a network of “bird cities” across the United States. The official designation happened Saturday, June 7, during the kickoff ...

Kirtland's warblers, the once-endangered species that experienced a remarkable turnaround over the last 40 years, are declining again in population. There were 1,489 breeding pairs of the small ...

A coalition of state, federal and nonprofit conservation partners is working to stabilize the population of the Kirtland’s warbler following a decline in the once-endangered songbird’s numbers.

Jul 28, 2025 Jul 28, 2025 Updated Jul 29, 2025 MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Michigan conservation experts are working on a long-term plan to stabilize the falling population of the Kirtland's warbler. The ...

ROSCOMMON COUNTY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - The village of Roscommon has officially become the first community to earn the Bird City Michigan designation from the Michigan Audubon. The village of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — New data from state and federal agencies shows a notable decline in the population for the Kirtland’s warbler, prompting them to generate a new long-term plan. A 2025 ...

The Kirtland's warbler, a colorful songbird that mostly resides in Michigan, is facing a decline in population, a bird count taken in June shows. In response to the circumstances, a team of ...

The breeding habitat of Kirtland's warblers is limited to young jack-pine forests in Michigan. The species nearly went extinct in the 1970s due to threatened habitat and nest parasitism, but ...

Budding artists may be able to use their creativity to protect one of the rarest songbirds in North America. The Huron Manistee National Forests Mio Ranger District is accepting contest entries for ...