WhenToBird

Birding spot · Iosco County, Michigan

Birding at Forest Management: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Forest Management are Long-tailed Duck (83%), Ring-billed Gull (72%), and American Herring Gull (71%). It is busiest in spring, when 40 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (57 species). 119 species have been reported here across 917 complete checklists from 168 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 15-21: 17 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 1-7: 13 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 13 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 15-21: 17 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 22 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (8 checklists)May 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsDec 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 50 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. 1Long-tailed Duck83%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull72%
  3. 3American Herring Gull71%
  4. 4Red-breasted Merganser59%
  5. 5Rock Pigeon58%
  6. 6Bufflehead56%
  7. 7Common Loon44%
  8. 8Mallard40%
  9. 9Bonaparte's Gull38%
  10. 10Common Merganser35%
  11. 11American Crow33%
  12. 12Canada Goose29%
  13. 13Great Black-backed Gull23%
  14. 14Purple Sandpiper23%
  15. 15Common Goldeneye22%

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

Winter 21 species

  1. Long-tailed Duck85%
  2. Rock Pigeon71%
  3. Bufflehead66%
  4. American Herring Gull62%
  5. Common Goldeneye51%

Spring 40 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull66%
  2. Canada Goose66%
  3. American Herring Gull63%
  4. Rock Pigeon57%
  5. Long-tailed Duck56%

Summer 40 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull98%
  2. American Herring Gull81%
  3. Barn Swallow79%
  4. Mourning Dove71%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant67%

Fall 28 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull80%
  2. American Herring Gull76%
  3. Long-tailed Duck61%
  4. Rock Pigeon56%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser47%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Michigan.

Nearby spots

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.