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Best Birding Spots in Crawford County, Michigan
Camp AuSable leads Crawford County's birding spots with 153 species reported, best in spring. 20 spots in the county have enough data to rank.
Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.
| Spot | Species | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp AuSable | 153 | 33 | 135 | 85 | 75 |
| Hartwick Lake | 138 | 21 | 116 | 116 | 56 |
| Wakeley Lake | 136 | 9 | 112 | 93 | 52 |
| Huron National Forest (west) | 108 | 0 | 83 | 96 | 15 |
| Kirtland Warbler Unit Manistee | 85 | 0 | 49 | 71 | 0 |
| Glory Lake | 81 | 0 | 58 | 61 | 12 |
| Huron National Forest (west 3) | 78 | 0 | 39 | 74 | 0 |
| Hartwick Pines State Park | 76 | 6 | 56 | 59 | 19 |
| Kirtland Warbler Unit Clear Lake | 75 | 0 | 44 | 72 | 0 |
| Hartwick Lake (east) | 74 | 14 | 52 | 62 | 29 |
| Kirtland Warbler Unit Manistee (northwest) | 73 | 0 | 43 | 66 | 0 |
| Hartwick Lake (Karen Lake) | 61 | 0 | 47 | 56 | 13 |
| North Higgins Lake State Park | 56 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 25 |
| Kneff Lakes | 43 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 0 |
| Cedar St Park | 41 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 10 |
| Birding spot near Grayling (Simpson Lakes) | 111 | 0 | 79 | 85 | 54 |
| Birding spot near Roscommon | 101 | 0 | 83 | 74 | 0 |
| Birding spot near Roscommon (east) | 99 | 1 | 75 | 80 | 5 |
| Birding spot near Grayling | 97 | 0 | 62 | 89 | 3 |
| Birding spot near Grayling (Thompson Hill) | 73 | 2 | 53 | 36 | 15 |