This year's Kirtland's warbler counts took place in jack pine nesting habitat situated across lands managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Today, wildfires are suppressed, and the nesting habitat is created by harvesting mature jack pine and planting jack pine seedling in the logged areas. This habitat was historically created by large wildfires. Kirtland's warblers build nests on the ground, only in young, dense stands of jack pine in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ontario. Each male found is presumed to have a mate, so the number of males also indicates the number of pairs. Researchers survey nesting areas, listening for singing males advertising and defending nesting territories. With the June survey results now tallied, the Kirtland's warbler global population is estimated at 2,245 pairs, which is more than double the 1,000-pair recovery goal for the species - which has been exceeded over each of the past 20 years.

I'm confident this strong partnership will secure the long-term future of this bird.' 'Recovery of this beloved species required a strong, creative set of partners, and that spirit continues into the future with agencies, organizations and private entities working together locally, nationally and internationally. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director Charlie Wooley. 'The power of partnership continues to yield excellent results for the Kirtland's warbler after coming off the endangered species list,' said U.S. The agencies recently announced that surveys conducted in June show the small songbirds have continued to flourish since their October 2019 removal from the federal list of endangered species.

State and federal agencies and droves of volunteers have partnered to count Michigan's Kirtland's warbler population. This news release is being issued jointly by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, U.S.

Population count of the mountain duck