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Birding spot · Tuscola County, Michigan

Birding at Fish Point State Wildlife Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fish Point State Wildlife Area are Mallard (89%), Canada Goose (85%), and Ring-billed Gull (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 118 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (132 species). 217 species have been reported here across 998 complete checklists from 303 birders.

Species by week

050100150Jan 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 22-30: 103 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 1-7: 122 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 8-14: 132 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 15-21: 129 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 22-31: 106 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 97 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 102 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 129 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Mallard89%
  2. 2Canada Goose85%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull77%
  4. 4American Coot73%
  5. 5Tundra Swan73%
  6. 6Northern Harrier67%
  7. 7Gadwall48%
  8. 8American Black Duck44%
  9. 9House Sparrow44%
  10. 10Northern Pintail44%
  11. 11American Tree Sparrow43%
  12. 12Red-winged Blackbird40%
  13. 13European Starling39%
  14. 14Ruddy Duck39%
  15. 15American Herring Gull37%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Michigan.

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.