Fireworks and other pyrotechnics are acknowledged as sources of disturbance to wildlife, with evidence that many species react adversely to their sight and sound at discharge. However, how firework ...

Hundreds of millions of birds are taking to the skies each night, southward-bound in search of warmer weather — so many that you can spot them on weather radar. It’s data that researchers can use to ...

Swift bird in flight with a colorful sky in background. Black swallow. Image with copy space.© Marco Lissoni/Shutterstock.com Look up at the sky—what do you see? During the day, it’s a vast expanse of ...

During hurricane season, many people track the path of each storm using the National Weather Service’s Doppler radar or other weather radar systems. After Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big ...

MICHIGAN, USA — The first signs of spring are showing up across West Michigan. Flowers blooming, grass greening and birds coming back home. Birds have been migrating in very large numbers over the ...

Many migratory birds die each year flying into the blades of our wind farms. Weather radar data is showing us how we can be nicer to our skyfaring friends. Norway is sacred ground for nature lovers.

Spring bird migration is so smokin’ hot right now that their massive numbers show up on our local weather radar. In mid-May, perhaps hundreds of thousands of birds pass over our region as we sleep ...