ROSCOMMON, MI-- The Department of Natural Resources is looking for public input on how to manage the rare Kirtland’s warbler in Michigan.
The warbler is currently listed as a federally endangered species. It arrives in Michigan from the Bahamas between May 3 and May 20 and nests mostly in a few counties in the Northern Lower and Upper Peninsulas. The Kirtland’s warbler prefers young stands of jack pine-dominated forest at least 80 acres in size, with trees between five and 20 feet tall where nests can be concealed on the ground in a mix of grasses and shrubs.
A multi-agency warbler conservation strategy is now being developed. The DNR is holding a meeting June 27 at Kirtland Community College in Roscommon, but is also accepting input via email at dnr-wildlife@michigan.gov.
