Kirtland’s Warbler Expands in Michigan
Michigan’s rarest songbird was once a ghost of the jack pine barrens, so scarce that many experts feared a silent future. Instead, the Kirtland’s warbler staged one of North America’s most remarkable recoveries, riding decades of gritty, science-driven stewardship. The story isn’t a neat upward line – 2025 brought a sobering dip in breeding ...