The popularity of bird watching was already growing before the COVID pandemic, but it certainly has spiked since then.
Estimates vary widely, but one estimate suggests as many as 96 million people in the U.S. either feed birds, go looking for birds, or put plants that attract birds in their yards.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources holds classes to teach people who want to know more about birding, and one will be held near Kalamazoo soon…