These highly endangered birds create a beautiful melody as they nest in the Jack Pine woods of Roscommon County. There are only about 3,000 of these birds left on the earth, with a majority of them coming to this area each summer. They return to the Jack Pine woods in this area because it is the only place in the world they find the combination of sandy soils, small grassy openings, and young jack pine trees that they need to breed successfully. These birds can be viewed primarily in the northern part of the county in the area surrounding Kirtland Community College.
