Migrant Birds herald the changing seasons.  Each spring brings the warbles, 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.  

Viewing: 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.