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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jim M." data-source="post: 1552585" data-attributes="member: 60675">Are you familiar with the birding listserves? In most states, these have become the primary location for reporting bird sightings in the state. If you scroll down here: <a href="http://birdingonthe.net/birdmail.html" target="_blank">http://birdingonthe.net/birdmail.html</a>, you can see there are three for Michigan (I'm not sure what the differences are, except that one is limited to the southeast).  You can subscribe to these yourself, and also view archives.I would also encourage you to take some time and explore eBird (see the link in my signature). It will give you lists of birding hotspots for your state, and you can also see map locations where other people are reporting sightings of various types of birds in your area. There is a slight learning curve, but I find it is well worth it.Hope this helps,Jim</blockquote>