Michigan bird watching

State Checklists:
Thayer Birding Software
Michigan Bird Records Committee
NPWRC Bird Checklists - Michigan

Species Seen in Michigan: 414

State Ornithological Society:
Michigan Bird Records Committee

Rare Bird Alerts:
(616) 471-4919   Statewide
(248) 477-1360   Detroit
(795) 256-2790   Sault Ste. Marie
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Electronic Mailing Lists:
Discussion about birds in SE Michigan.
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Birding Links for Michigan:
Birding Festivals
Christmas Bird Count Database
Birding Trip Reports
Michigan Birding
Saginaw Bay Birding
Lake Huron Birds
Northern Michigan Birding
Rouge River Bird Observatory
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
Kirtland's Warbler Page
Southeast Michigan Birding
Wings Over Michigan
University of Michigan - Zoology - Bird Division
Point Pelee National Park (In Ontario, but a favorite of Michigan birders)
Michigan Land Conservancies and Nature Centers
Birding in Michigan

Michigan Organizations:
Michigan Audubon Society
Audubon Chapters in Michigan
   Audubon Society of Kalamazoo  Kalamazoo
   Capital Area Audubon Society   Lansing
   Chippewa Valley Audubon Club  Mount Pleasant
   Genesee Audubon   Flint & Genesee
   Grand Traverse Audubon Club   Traverse City
   Jackson Audubon Society   Jackson
   Macomb Audubon Society   Warren
   Oakland Audubon Society   Oakland County
   Owashtanong Islands Audubon Society   Grand Haven
   Petoskey Regional Audubon Society  Harbor Springs
   Thunder Bay Audubon Society Presque Isle
   Washtenaw Audubon Society  Ann Arbor
The Nature Conservancy - Michigan

Important Birding Locations in Michigan:
Hot Spots
Upper Peninsula
Saginaw Bay Best Birding Locations
Links to Michigan Counties
Birding Sites in Southeast Michigan  Huge list!
Birding Areas in Jackson County
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - Michigan

Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Lake Erie Metropark
42.07 N   83.19 W
This is a wonderful spot for raptors in the fall. They come around the western end of Lake Erie and fly right over your head! The Point Mouillee State Game Area is just south of here. The wetlands and marshes are good for rails, gulls, wading birds and shorebirds, especially during migration.

Mio / Grayling
44.40 N   84.08 W
This is where you must go if you want to see the Kirtland's Warbler. Visit from mid-May to late June. This rare warbler nests only in young Jack Pines.

Sault St. Marie
46.48 N   84.30 W
A winter visit should add some new birds to your life list!  Great Gray Owls, Snowy Owls, Sharp-tailed Grouse and Snow Buntings can be found by driving through the open country south of town. A Gyrfalcon is regularly seen on the electric power plant roof near the canal locks. Watch for Bohemian Waxwings in residential areas.

Whitefish Point
46.46 N   84.58 W
April is the time to look for winter specialties and early spring migrants. Loons, Winter Wrens, Evening Grosbeaks, Gray Jays and much more. Stay in Paradise -- with 30 foot snow piles along main street.