It’s a big world up here in the UP, so the more we help each other the better birding becomes. Here is a collection of UP and Michigan birding resources. Tapping into this wealth of information is guaranteed to make you a better birder and naturalist.
Birding Alert Systems
There are a variety of digital resources to keep you up to date on recent bird sightings and hot spots, as well as multiple softwares to track your own birding experiences for the community.
The following is a non-comprehensive list of resources to stay current on recent bird sightings and activity in the area. Keep in
- WhatsApp – Marquette Good Bird Alerts
- WhatsApp – Eastern UP Good Bird Alerts
- Discord – Michigan Birds
- UP Birdnet – To sign up for the UPBirdnest email list serve, email birdnet-subscribe@upbirders.org.
- eBird Alerts
- Core Facebook group – UP Birding
- Other Facebook groups of interest –
List your sightings, follow bird migrations
- eBird – free to join, begin tracking your sightings today.
- eBird – latest Marquette County sightings
- eBird – latest Alger County sightings
- Bird Migration – BirdCast
Audubon Web Sites
UP Audubon Clubs
Birding Equipment, Books, and Software
- Birding Apps
- Sibley – excellent, especially the latest version
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- Merlin – this app does an excellent job identifying photos of birds, and now identifies sounds as you bird
- Larkwire – a great way to learn sounds
- Raptor ID
- Warbler Guide
- Binocular Reviews
- Scope Reviews