State Checklists:
Michigan Audubon
NPWRC Bird Checklists - Michigan

Species Seen in Michigan: 430

State Ornithological Society:
Michigan Birds Record 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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Maps:
Michigan Maps

Retail Birding Stores

Birding Links for Michigan:
Birding Festivals
Michigan Birding
Saginaw Bay Birding
Northern Michigan Birding
Rouge River Bird Observatory
Kirtland's Warbler Page
Southeast Michigan Birding
Wings Over Michigan
University of Michigan - Zoology - Bird Division
Point Pelee National Park (A short drive from Michigan)
Michigan Land Conservancies and Nature Centers
Hot Spots
Upper Peninsula
Saginaw Bay Best Birding Locations
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - Michigan

Michigan Organizations:
Michigan Audubon Society
The Nature Conservancy - 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.