Global Big Day 2025

Small black warbler with orange patches under neck, on wing, and under tail, perches on a bare tree branch.

It’s that time of year again when people around the world join together to watch birds as they celebrate Global Big Day.

Held the second Saturday in May, this year’s Global Big Day on May 10, 2025 invites everyone who enjoys looking at birds to join in; there’s no cost.

And you don’t need binoculars.

Continue reading Global Big Day 2025

Photo of the Week: Orchard Oriole at Lower Huron Metropark

Black bird with deep orange breast leans over as it forages for food in the white-blossomed crab apple tree.

I thought it strange when my husband reported seeing an Orchard Oriole  on a car in a parking lot at Lower Huron Metropark near Belleville, Michigan, pecking at the side view mirror.

My husband explained it seemed the bird saw its reflection in the mirror.

Continue reading Photo of the Week: Orchard Oriole at Lower Huron Metropark