We often receive emails from folks who wish
information about the best area and/or season
a particular bird or birds may be seen in
Michigan or people who are researching a
specifc species. Because of the volume of
these requests we've created this page to
help people to research bird reports in Michigan
as we can't keep up with the many requests
we receive.
We've created a variety of formats to research.
Most of these are tied to the NMB Seasonal
Sightings Databases.
Reference the menu to the right.
Michigan Checklist
If you are researching specific species and
areas it has been reported in start by viewing
the Michigan Checklist. Once on the checklist page, click on the
species you wish to research. The checklist
has links to the NMB Seasonal Sightings databases
along with the total reports for the species
in the respective seasons.
NMB Seasonal Sightings Database
The NMB Database stores sighting reports
from various Michigan listing servers, message
boards, and other sources. You may choose
the start your search from the NMB Sightings Database instead of the checklist. The database contains
information on the location of particular
sightings along with the email addresses
of those who reported the sighting.
Focused Sources of Information
1. Special Edition Databases
We've databases for Washtenaw, Berrien, and
Bay Counties. These databases are offshoots
of the NMB Database. The sightings are tracked
to the township level and contain a county
map to display the sightings instead of the
Michigan map. Use the links below to access
the special edition databases.
2. Upper Peninsula Focused Reports
There are 3 sighting report sources covering
the western, central, and eastern Upper Peninsula.
The Copper Country Birding website focus' on the Western Upper Peninsula
counties of Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw.
The Copper Country website also has a message
board where Copper Country birders post their
sighting reports. The Central UP Birding News page focus' on central Upper Peninsula sightings.
The Whitefish Point Bird Observatory website shares survey counts during the
spring and fall seasons from the Whitefish
Point Bird Observatory in the eastern Upper
Peninsula's Chippewa County. Note, the NMB
Database does not contain WPBO survey counts.
You must visit the WPBO website to view the
counts.
Other Sources of research & sightings
information.
1. River Rouge Bird Observatory (Dearborn,
MI)
2. Saginaw Bay Birding Website
3. Michigan HummerNet |
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