Summer Birds of Michigan (June, July, August) With the arrival of June, singing activity of breeding songbirds reaches its peak, while a fair number of migrant shorebirds still occupy wetlands and mudflats. Very few waterfowl are migrating, and all those that remain to breed in Michigan have, for the most part, built nests and are […]
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Spring Birds of Michigan (March, April, May) March is perhaps the most variable month weather-wise, sometimes being an extension of winter, sometimes heralding the beginning of spring, and usually exhibiting characteristics of both seasons. The arrival of male red-winged blackbirds by the first week in March, when they begin defending territories, filling the still brown
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Glaciation has had a profound influence on the landforms, as well as vegetation cover, throughout Michigan. No portion of the state has escaped the forces of glacial activity. The most obvious product of the last (Wisconsonian) period of glaciation was the formation of the five Great Lakes; four of which – Superior, Michigan, Huron, and
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“If you seek a beautiful peninsula, look about you.” is Michigan’s motto. Consisting of two peninsulas surrounded by the largest freshwater system in the world, the Great Lakes, there is indeed much beauty here. Michigan offers much of beauty and interest to the bird watcher and nature enthusiast. Michigan boasts 3,000 miles of shoreline, 11,000
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