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The Detroit Bird Alliance is kicking off the first-ever Great Detroit Bird Off this May, a friendly contest to see which of Detroit’s four big parks — Belle Isle, Rouge, Palmer, or Eliza Howell — racks up the most bird species on the eBird app during peak migration.
Anyone can jump in, from hardcore birders to curious beginners, with reps from the Alliance on-site select Saturdays to help you log sightings and learn the ropes.
It’s fun, it’s community science, and it highlights just how wild Detroit’s parks really are.
Here's the schedule:
- Saturday, May 2 Belle Isle from 8-10a
- Saturday, May 9: Belle Isle from 8-10a
- Saturday, May 16: Eliza Howell Park from 8-10a
- Saturday, May 23: Palmer Park from 8-10a
- Saturday, May 30: Rouge Park from 6-8p
We're back at in the studio, kicking things off with Devon's recent trip to Pittsburgh and what Detroit can learn from its dense, walkable core, lively riverfront, and reuse of historic buildings.
Then they swing
Today on Daily Detroit, we're back into our series of candidate discussions as Dr. Abdul El‑Sayed, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Michigan joins me.
We get into why he's getting back into
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Daniel P. Overstreet 04/19/1948 - 05/01/2026
A Detroit Cass Corridor legend has moved on to his next adventure.
Written by Julie Flynn and Jimmy Doom
Danny Overstreet died peacefully in his
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With 36% of Democratic voters still undecided in the Senate race between Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens, and
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