Places to Go

This page is dedicated primarily to finding additional information on birding locations in Michigan. All links are linked to the main page so you may have to navigate the site. These are not just a series of links to parks and refuges but locations that are considered good birding. The links are arranged by County.

Allegan County
De Graff Nature Center

Bay County
Saginaw Bay Area Top Spot!

Berrien County
Sarett Nature Center

Calhoun County
Baker Sanctuary
Whitehouse Nature Center

Cheboygan County
Grass Bay Preserve - Owned by the Nature Conservancy

Chippewa County
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory Top Spot!

Genesee County
For-Mar Nature Center

Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse Audubon (Click "Birding Places")

Jackson County
Dahlem Center

Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo Nature Center

Kent County
Blanford Nature Center
Howard Christensen Nature Center

Keweenaw County
Mary McDonald Preserve (Horseshoe Harbor) - Owned by the Nature Conservancy

Lapeer County
Seven Ponds Nature Center

Luce County
McMahon Lake Preserve - Owned by the Nature Conservancy

Mackinac County
Carl A. Gerstacker Nature Preserve - Owned by the Nature Conservancy

Midland County
Chippewa Nature Center

Monroe County
Erie Marsh Preserve - Owned by the Nature Conservancy Top Spot!

Oakland County
Indian Springs Metropark
Kensington Metropark
Madison Heights Nature Center

Oscoda County
Kirtland Warbler Area

Roscommon County
Kirtland Warbler Area

Saginaw County
Saginaw Bay Area Top Spot!

Schoolcraft County
Seney National Wildlife Refuge

Washtenaw County
Al Brushaber's Page (Click on Directions)
Best places are Nichol's Arb, Marshall Park, Dolph Park

Wayne County
Rouge River Bird Observatory
Lake Erie Metropark Top Spot!
Willow Metropark
Crosswinds Marsh