June 06, 2006

Michigan's great bird does a great thing

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — One of the world's rarest bird species may have migrated to the Yellow Dog Plains area of Marquette County, another potential complication for a proposed nickel and copper mining project.

Several bird experts have spotted a male Kirtland's warbler in the area, said Michelle Halley, local attorney for the National Wildlife Federation.

"It has been documented over and over again," she said Monday.

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/news-34/1149561269202670.xml&storylist=newsmichigan

Posted by Dave at June 6, 2006 08:39 AM
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