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Birding spot · St. Clair County, Michigan

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lighthouse Park are Long-tailed Duck (95%), Ring-billed Gull (83%), and American Herring Gull (66%). It is busiest in fall, when 52 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (62 species). 144 species have been reported here across 1,206 complete checklists from 371 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJan 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJan 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (5 checklists)May 1-7: low data (1 checklists)May 8-14: low data (3 checklists)May 15-21: low data (1 checklists)May 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsNov 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 68 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 Duck95%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull83%
  3. 3American Herring Gull66%
  4. 4Red-breasted Merganser62%
  5. 5White-winged Scoter55%
  6. 6American Crow53%
  7. 7Canada Goose48%
  8. 8Common Loon44%
  9. 9Bonaparte's Gull43%
  10. 10Blue Jay34%
  11. 11Double-crested Cormorant34%
  12. 12Surf Scoter34%
  13. 13Bufflehead30%
  14. 14European Starling29%
  15. 15Horned Grebe28%

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.