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Birding spot · Ottawa County, Michigan

Birding at Holland State Park (Ottawa Beach): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Holland State Park (Ottawa Beach) are Ring-billed Gull (97%), American Herring Gull (89%), and Mallard (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 42 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (77 species). 211 species have been reported here across 4,726 complete checklists from 944 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 195 checklistsJan 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsJan 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsFeb 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsFeb 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsFeb 22-28: 23 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 232 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMar 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsApr 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJun 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJun 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJul 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJul 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJul 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJul 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsAug 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsAug 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsAug 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsAug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsSep 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsSep 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsSep 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsSep 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsOct 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsOct 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsOct 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsOct 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsNov 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 151 checklistsNov 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsNov 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsNov 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 237 checklistsDec 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsDec 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsDec 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsDec 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 228 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. 1Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. 2American Herring Gull89%
  3. 3Mallard77%
  4. 4Red-breasted Merganser71%
  5. 5Great Black-backed Gull68%
  6. 6Bonaparte's Gull44%
  7. 7American Crow38%
  8. 8Long-tailed Duck35%
  9. 9Purple Sandpiper27%
  10. 10Common Loon20%
  11. 11Horned Grebe19%
  12. 12Snow Bunting17%
  13. 13White-winged Scoter16%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant15%
  15. 15House Sparrow14%

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 25 species

  1. Red-breasted Merganser89%
  2. American Herring Gull87%
  3. Ring-billed Gull85%
  4. Long-tailed Duck75%
  5. Mallard72%

Spring 42 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull77%
  2. American Herring Gull75%
  3. Red-breasted Merganser70%
  4. Mallard66%
  5. Long-tailed Duck55%

Summer 40 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. American Herring Gull91%
  3. Mallard86%
  4. House Sparrow69%
  5. Barn Swallow65%

Fall 32 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. American Herring Gull92%
  3. Mallard79%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull53%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant50%

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.