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January 18th, 2021 by

Birdwatching is one of the easiest and most rewarding hobbies a person can have. Be sure to explore these nearby birding hotspots in Berrien County.

Birdwatchers are known for maintaining a "life list" of birds they see. If you're a novice birdwatcher, you'll want to begin keeping your own life list, most likely starting with backyard birds — after you settle into your home of choice among South Bend homes for sale or other homes in nearby Berrien County. You may want to try feeding birds (seed, suet, and fresh water will attract many species) so you can learn common backyard birds. An app like the one the Audubon Society offers can help you with identification. 

Next, explore some nearby birding hotspots in Berrien County.

  1.  New Buffalo Harbor and Beach - 111 W. Water St., New Buffalo, MI
    An array of birdlife at New Buffalo Harbor and Beach will inspire birdwatchers who choose a home from Berrien Springs homes for sale to make the 27-mile jaunt to the shores of Lake Michigan. The harbor isn't big, but the birds are varied, including loons, grebes, terns, gulls, and ducks. The rocky jetties afford a good view of the purple sandpiper, a stocky, pot-bellied shorebird known for its hardiness as it searches for food on rocky shores during storms. The beach here offers primo gull watching.

  2. Sarett Nature Center - 2300 N. Benton Center Rd., Benton Harbor, MI
    That house you've got your eye on among Coloma homes for sale is just a 5-mile drive to a birdwatching hotspot at Sarett Nature Center, with year-long viewing of resident and migratory species. You may be able to add long-eared and northern saw-whet owls to your life list in winter. They frequent the pine plantation along the road near the entrance and in the cedars along the trails near the interpretive center. In the spring, you can see the colorful prothonotary warbler (it nests in the park). In the prairie areas, besides dickcissels and bobolinks, see a rare Henslow sparrow.

  3. Warren Dunes State Park - 12032 Red Arrow, Sawyer MI
    You might think that home you loved among Eau Claire homes for sale wouldn't afford that many opportunities for adding rare birds to your life list, but happily, you're just a 20-mile drive to 2000-acre Warren Dunes State Park. There is a high degree of human activity here, so avoid the recreational hotspots and head to the northern part of the park. Take the strenuous Blue Jay Trail to see (in spring) endangered prairie warblers nesting in dune blowouts. Also look for magnificent golden eagles. Go south on Hochberger Road, to Dean's Hill Road, right on M 139-N/Old 31 N, right on E. Shawnee Road, then left on Old US Hwy 12.

  4. Mud Lake Bog Nature Preserve - 905 E. Elm Valley Rd., Buchanan, MI 
    Did you find just the right home among Niles homes for sale? Once you settle in, you might want to take a drive to Mud Lake Bog Nature Preserve — short on amenities but abundant with birdsong. Look for sandhill cranes in the swamp, Henslow's sparrows in the fields, and vocal and colorful yellow-breasted chats. There are a boardwalk and observation tower. Take US 12 west.

  5. Silver Beach County Park - 101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI
    Once you've settled on a dream home among Saint Joseph homes for sale, head north on Lakeview Avenue to Silver Beach County Park. It's a great place to see diving ducks and wading birds, as well as sandpipers, but humans tend to crowd out birds and birdwatchers in the summer, so an alternative is nearby Lions Beach. 

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Categories: Berrien County
Tags: Saint Joseph MI, Outdoor activities, Parks, Berrien Springs MI, Coloma MI, Eau Claire MI, Niles MI
Related Markets: Berrien Springs, Coloma, Eau Claire, Niles, Saint Joseph

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