Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the DNR has been offering weekly alerts about species passing through or stopping in Michigan.

This boldly colored species boldly returns to Michigan in mid- to late February. By mid-March red-winged blackbirds can be ...

with over 450 bird species found throughout the state. Michigan may be for the birds, but residents don't seem to mind. In fact, Michiganders spend the winter watching for snowy owls visiting from ...