Just before Christmas, two backyard birders in Michigan were in for the ultimate surprise–a yellow Northern Cardinal. Arlene and John McDaniel spotted the incredibly rare bird in their backyard in ...

BATH TOWNSHIP, MI – A yellow northern cardinal is a rare thing and Michigan’s got one. Michiganders Arlene and John McDaniel have been backyard birders for nearly four decades and just before ...

The couple posted a few snapshots of the rare bird online, causing a stir. Michigan Audubon Conservation Manager Chad Machinski said that the yellow northern cardinal spotting was rare ...

Birds that typically stay in Michigan over the winter can handle even these temperatures. But other birds may struggle to survive.

Birds like the northern cardinal and even the American robin, Michigan's state bird, tend to survive extreme cold better. Though robins are known to migrate south to warmer temperatures when ...

While many of Michigan's 450 bird species head south to warmer climates ... house sparrow, northern cardinal, red-breasted nuthatch, tufted titmouse, American goldfinch, American tree sparrow ...