Bird Watching

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="711785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="6fa3c510.png" border=0 width="60" height="81" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFF66" FACE="Britannic Bold" ><B>Bird Watching</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT><B>  |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thumbnet Home Page"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Things to Do"><U><B>>>back to Things To Do </B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="712d2b03.jpg"> <div> Migrant Birds herald the changing seasons.  Each spring brings the warbles,<IMG SRC="72da0690.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="105" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="2"> chips and trills of songbirds galore.  Each fall brings squadrons of hawks moving south.  These spring and fall migrations offer numerous varieties of birds, and enhanced viewing, due to their concentration into flocks at these times.   Bird viewing is now limited to spring and fall migration.  Many varieties of birds make this area their summer and year round homes.  Shore birds abound in our coastal area.  Multitudes of plans birds can be found off of every back road in the variety of habitats that the rural Thumb countryside has to offer.  Crop land to set - aside areas, small wooded areas to streams and ravines, each offer their own unique habitat with their own bird and wildlife residents.  </div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="72e83580.jpg" border=0 width="131" height="88" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="2">Viewing:</B> Early morning until noon, then early evening.  Remember to bring a field guide and your binoculars.  Spotting scopes work in some situations but get caught up in brush.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Bird Watching</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="512" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 84 WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="84" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tell Us About Your Business"><U><IMG SRC="2beb34e0.png" border=0 width="435" height="78" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="492"><div> <B>Wildlife Viewing Sites In The Thumb</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Huron County Nature Center and Arboretum</B></FONT><B>.</B> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Spring Warbler migration, Eastern Blue Bird, Wood Thrush, Great - Crested Flycatcher, American Restart, Scarlet Tanger, Rose - Breasted Grosbeak (989) 269-6431.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Port Crescent State Park </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The local Audubon Club has numerous nest boxes networked throughout the park.  March - April    Broad winged hawks and other birds of prey congregate.  Loons also migrate through this area in April.  Large concentrations of Bluebirds  can be found in the field near the park entrance.  Osprey, Owl, and some 30 to 40 other varieties of birds are also present.  A watching platform is available in the day use area.  Contact the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (989) 738-8663.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Shiawassee River  Wetlands </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Established in 1953 to restore and enhance this historically significant wetland area for migratory wildfowl. The refuge's diverse habitats provide resting and feeding areas for over 250 pieces of migratory birds, including Bald Eagles, shore and wading birds, more than 100 songbird species, and waterfowl.  Contact Green Point Environmental Learning Center, Saginaw, Michigan.</FONT></div> <div>  </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Chippewa Nature Center </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Midland, Michigan (989) 631-0830.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fish Point State Game Area </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Tuscola County.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Tawas Point State Park </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >686 Tawas Beach Road, East Tawas, Michigan  (989) 362-5041.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Tubico Marsh </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Winter Viewing: </B>Noted as our noisiest residents, eight species<IMG SRC="22c8dd60.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="214" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="2"> of woodpeckers </div> <div> can be found in Michigan.  Two of the most common are the Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>For More Information:  </B>The Statewide Wildlife Viewing Guide.  The Natural Heritage Program.  Wildlife Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 30180, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7680  (989) 373-1263.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Organizations: </B>National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, American Birding Association (800) 850-BIRD, Partners In Flight (202) 857-0166.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Things to Do"><U>>>back to Things To Do</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Things to Do"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="492"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="82" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="492" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>