Birding spot · Ottawa County, Michigan
Birding at Grand River: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Grand River are Ring-billed Gull (97%), American Herring Gull (91%), and Mallard (47%). It is busiest in spring, when 43 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (43 species). 134 species have been reported here across 1,355 complete checklists from 308 birders.
Species by week 0 10 20 30 40 50 Jan 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Jan 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Jan 15-21: low data (9 checklists) Jan 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Feb 1-7: low data (9 checklists) Feb 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Feb 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Feb 22-28: 27 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Mar 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 29 checklists Mar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 68 checklists Mar 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Mar 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Apr 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Apr 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Apr 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Apr 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists May 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists May 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists May 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists May 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 82 checklists Jun 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Jun 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Jun 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists) Jul 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Jul 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Jul 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Jul 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 54 checklists Aug 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 36 checklists Aug 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Aug 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 50 checklists Aug 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 130 checklists Sep 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 42 checklists Sep 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 78 checklists Sep 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 52 checklists Sep 22-30: 20 species on 5%+ of 40 checklists Oct 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Oct 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Oct 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Oct 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Nov 1-7: 16 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists) Nov 15-21: low data (6 checklists) Nov 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Dec 1-7: low data (6 checklists) Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists) Dec 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Dec 22-31: 13 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Ring-billed Gull 97% 2 American Herring Gull 91% 3 Mallard 47% 4 Red-breasted Merganser 44% 5 American Crow 38% 6 Long-tailed Duck 24% 7 Bald Eagle 18% 8 Great Black-backed Gull 18% 9 Bonaparte's Gull 12% 10 House Sparrow 12% 11 Snow Bunting 12% 12 White-winged Scoter 12% 13 Blue Jay 5.9% 14 Common Loon 5.9% 15 Common Merganser 5.9% 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.
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 .
Ring-billed Gull97%
American Herring Gull91%
Mallard47%
Red-breasted Merganser44%
American Crow38%
Long-tailed Duck24%
Bald Eagle18%
Great Black-backed Gull18%
Bonaparte's Gull12%
House Sparrow12%
Snow Bunting12%
White-winged Scoter12%
Blue Jay5.9%
Common Loon5.9%
Common Merganser5.9%