LANSING — The backyard birds are back but with avian influenza being widespread, is it safe for people to fill up their wild bird feeders this spring? Experts from Michigan State University, the ...

The Great Backyard Bird Count is slated for Feb. 14-17, all over the globe. Last year, more than 642,000 people in 210 countries or subregions helped count birds. This Valentine's Day weekend, love ...

For backyard birding enthusiasts, there is good news and bad news. We’ll go with the more positive news first. Passerines–the types of birds that are generally found around backyard bird feeders–are ...

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan state representative has introduced two House bills that would allow homeowners to have hens in their backyards, calling them a counteraction to the ongoing bird flu ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

MONROE COUNTY, Michigan — Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been identified in a "small backyard flock of birds" in Monroe County, according to the health department. The health department ...

A third detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been reported in a backyard flock in Monroe County. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development advises taking precautions ...

Michigan officials announced a second bird flu outbreak in Ingham County backyard flocks, but details about the birds and location are limited. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural ...

Bird flu is back in the headlines, and if you keep a few hens behind the garage or a full mixed flock on the edge of town, the risk is no longer an abstract problem for industrial barns. Highly ...

MONROE COUNTY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Monroe County has its first confirmed case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) known as bird flu, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture ...

Bird flu has been detected in another Michigan flock, state officials said this week. The latest group of animals affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, is located in Monroe County, ...