Wildlife
Sandhill cranes and birdwatchers flock to Bellevue for annual festival
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WKAR’s Current State discusses the upcoming CraneFest with the executive director of the Michigan Audubon Society, Johnathan Lutz.
Wildlife
Old bird waste yields new insight on today’s environment
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Canadian researchers are picking through bird poo on islands in eastern Lake Ontario to uncover the environmental impact of double-crested cormorants.
Land
Bird sounds signal Great Lakes forest health
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Wisconsin researchers say measuring forest health is a task for the birds.
Wildlife
Climate signals boreal bird movement
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Citizen science research is helping tell the story of one small songbird and its offbeat migration behavior.
Wildlife
Piping plovers make comeback in the Great Lakes
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Once nearly extinct in the Great Lakes region, piping plovers are on the rebound.
Energy
Grassland birds hold stock in the future of biofuels
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Birds stand to gain valuable grassland habitat if the appetite to balance conservation and biofuel production continues gaining support in scientific circles.
Wildlife
Winged Wednesday: What does your old couch have to do with an eagle’s health?
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Michigan’s bald eagles are among the most contaminated birds on the planet when it comes to phased-out flame retardant chemicals in their livers, according to new research.
Wildlife
Winged Wednesday: Early migration shows loon flight path
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Cold weather meant they hatched late and migrated early, but tagged birds show strong survival.
Wildlife
Winged Wednesday review: Animal app is great guide
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A team of students and researchers at the University of Michigan has created an app that is a pocket guide for Great Lakes animal species at the region’s parks, museums and zoos.
Water
Mr. Great Lakes on the Great Lakes Bowl and a tool to view lake water levels
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Jeff Kart discusses the upcoming Great Lakes Bowl and a tool that allows viewers to see changes in water levels along the Great Lakes.