WhenToBird

Birding spot · Alcona County, Michigan

Birding at Harbor Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Harbor Park are Red-breasted Merganser (83%), American Herring Gull (60%), and Ring-billed Gull (60%). It is busiest in spring, when 53 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (78 species). 168 species have been reported here across 1,441 complete checklists from 138 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 13 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 22-28: 19 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 22-30: 22 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 47 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. 1Red-breasted Merganser83%
  2. 2American Herring Gull60%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull60%
  4. 4Mallard54%
  5. 5Canada Goose51%
  6. 6Horned Grebe48%
  7. 7Common Goldeneye43%
  8. 8Hooded Merganser37%
  9. 9Common Merganser31%
  10. 10Bufflehead29%
  11. 11American Crow23%
  12. 12Bonaparte's Gull23%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant22%
  14. 14Long-tailed Duck22%
  15. 15Blue Jay20%

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.