Birds
Piping plovers return to Lake Erie
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A single pair of the shorebirds nested along the lake last summer for the first time in 60 years. They’re an encouragement to the wildlife managers who are reclaiming the plover’s old habitat.
Birds
Black tern numbers plummet, invasives largely to blame
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The once-abundant black tern is far less abundant in Great Lakes wetlands.
Birds
Kestrels thrive in cherry orchards–and return favor
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New homes may help save a declining bird species and, at the same time, protect economically vital cherry crops from orchard-damaging enemies.
Air
Bird backpacks bag bad air
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Air monitoring gulls find new contamination route that may also threaten the health of landfill workers.
Birds
New York farmer nailed for poisoning raptors
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He was charged with lacing sheep carcasses with poison that killed scavenging eagles and hawks.
The Buzz
Where people are, wrens aren’t
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Study shows how human development silences birdsong as it devours wetlands.
Birds
Tourists flock to see rare bird
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Kirtland’s warbler tours increase hotel stays, food and retail sales.
Wildlife
Birdwatchers celebrate two new birding trails in Michigan
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Michigan’s Northwest Lower Peninsula is a paradise for birdwatchers.
Birds
Tracking sparrows and warblers across Lake Erie
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Studying how songbirds migrate to Canada could help plan off-shore wind.
Birds
Great Lakes forest birds mostly stable or increasing
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But 25-year study by 700 birdwatchers in three national forests found that climate change restricts the range of some of them.