Cindy M
Guest
Michigan is an absolute birders' paradise. Our huge tracts of hardwoods are home to many upland game birds, diurnal raptors, and cavity nesters; our marshes support many waterfowl species and passerines ; and our beaches invite many shorebirds and waders. Michigan's diverse habitat is home to roughly 414 species of avifauna. Michigan also has more public/state owned land than any other state in the U.S. so that adds up to many places to bird- here are a few links to our favorite local areas:
Nayanquing Point Wildlife Area
Tawas Point State Park
Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area
Rifle River Recreation Area
a good webpage for Michigan 'hotspots':
http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/usmichigan.htm
and here are some others listed by county:
Alcona County
Negwegon State Park
Allegan County
Outdoor Discovery Center
Alpena County
Squaw Bay
Antrim County
Jordan Valley
Grass River Natural Area
Bay County
Bay City State Park
Nayanquing Point Wildlife Area
Berrien County
Grand Mere SP
Charlevoix County
Sportsman's Park
E. Jordan Settling Ponds
Fisherman's Island S.P.
Chippewa County
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
Hulbert Bog
Emmet County
Wilderness State Park
Walloon Lake
Gratiot County
Maple River SGA
Ionia County
Lakewood Wastewater Ponds
Ionia Recreation Area
Iosco County
Tawas Point S.P.
Jackson County
Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center
Kalkaska County
Skegemog Pathway
Leelanau County
Suttons Bay Village W.T.P
Leelanau State Park
Manistee County
Arcadia Marsh
Red Bridge Area MNF
Marquette County
Presque Isle Bog Walk
Mason County
Ludington Wastewater Facility
Midland County
Chippewa Nature Center
Kawkawlin River Flooding
Monroe County
Pointe Mouillee
Muskegon County
Muskegon Wastewater Facility
Oakland County
Heritage Park
Kensington Metro Park
W.B. Woods Nature Preserve
Douglas Evans Nature Preserve
Oceana County
Pentwater River & Channel
Ottawa County
DeGraaf Nature Center
Window-on-the-Waterfront
Presque Isle County
Thompson Harbor S.P.
Ocqueoc Falls Pathway
P.H. Hoeft State Park
NettieBay Lodge
Black Mountain Forest R.A.
Roscommon County
Higgins/Houghton Lake Area
Saginaw County
Shiawassee NWR
Schoolcraft County
Seney Wildlife Refuge
Washtenaw County
Mallets Creek
Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center
Nichols Arboretum
Wayne County
Crosswinds Marsh
I'll add more to this thread as time permits
Good birding,
Cindy
Nayanquing Point Wildlife Area
Tawas Point State Park
Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area
Rifle River Recreation Area
a good webpage for Michigan 'hotspots':
http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/usmichigan.htm
and here are some others listed by county:
Alcona County
Negwegon State Park
Allegan County
Outdoor Discovery Center
Alpena County
Squaw Bay
Antrim County
Jordan Valley
Grass River Natural Area
Bay County
Bay City State Park
Nayanquing Point Wildlife Area
Berrien County
Grand Mere SP
Charlevoix County
Sportsman's Park
E. Jordan Settling Ponds
Fisherman's Island S.P.
Chippewa County
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
Hulbert Bog
Emmet County
Wilderness State Park
Walloon Lake
Gratiot County
Maple River SGA
Ionia County
Lakewood Wastewater Ponds
Ionia Recreation Area
Iosco County
Tawas Point S.P.
Jackson County
Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center
Kalkaska County
Skegemog Pathway
Leelanau County
Suttons Bay Village W.T.P
Leelanau State Park
Manistee County
Arcadia Marsh
Red Bridge Area MNF
Marquette County
Presque Isle Bog Walk
Mason County
Ludington Wastewater Facility
Midland County
Chippewa Nature Center
Kawkawlin River Flooding
Monroe County
Pointe Mouillee
Muskegon County
Muskegon Wastewater Facility
Oakland County
Heritage Park
Kensington Metro Park
W.B. Woods Nature Preserve
Douglas Evans Nature Preserve
Oceana County
Pentwater River & Channel
Ottawa County
DeGraaf Nature Center
Window-on-the-Waterfront
Presque Isle County
Thompson Harbor S.P.
Ocqueoc Falls Pathway
P.H. Hoeft State Park
NettieBay Lodge
Black Mountain Forest R.A.
Roscommon County
Higgins/Houghton Lake Area
Saginaw County
Shiawassee NWR
Schoolcraft County
Seney Wildlife Refuge
Washtenaw County
Mallets Creek
Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center
Nichols Arboretum
Wayne County
Crosswinds Marsh
I'll add more to this thread as time permits
Good birding,
Cindy
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