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Birding spot · Crawford County, Michigan

Birding at Huron National Forest (west): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Huron National Forest (west) are Kirtland's Warbler (91%), Nashville Warbler (71%), and Blue Jay (71%). It is busiest in summer, when 39 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of August (51 species). 108 species have been reported here across 1,063 complete checklists from 790 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (0 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (0 checklists)May 1-7: low data (8 checklists)May 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsJun 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsJun 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsJun 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsJun 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsJul 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (0 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Kirtland's Warbler91%
  2. 2Nashville Warbler71%
  3. 3Blue Jay71%
  4. 4Northern Flicker58%
  5. 5Brown Thrasher57%
  6. 6Hermit Thrush55%
  7. 7Eastern Towhee52%
  8. 8Field Sparrow51%
  9. 9Black-capped Chickadee44%
  10. 10Vesper Sparrow26%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco26%
  12. 12Eastern Bluebird26%
  13. 13American Robin24%
  14. 14Common Raven24%
  15. 15Mourning Dove22%

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 0 species

    Spring 33 species

    1. Kirtland's Warbler95%
    2. Nashville Warbler78%
    3. Blue Jay76%
    4. Brown Thrasher64%
    5. Northern Flicker51%

    Summer 39 species

    1. Kirtland's Warbler90%
    2. Nashville Warbler69%
    3. Blue Jay68%
    4. Hermit Thrush61%
    5. Northern Flicker60%

    Fall 0 species

      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.