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Best Birding Spots in Manistee County, Michigan
Arcadia Lake leads Manistee County's birding spots with 223 species reported, best in spring. 23 spots in the county have enough data to rank.
Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.
| Spot | Species | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Lake | 223 | 60 | 195 | 151 | 171 |
| Williamsport | 144 | 36 | 123 | 41 | 64 |
| Arcadia Lake (Bowens Creek) | 137 | 20 | 119 | 41 | 65 |
| Peters Bayou | 129 | 19 | 106 | 55 | 49 |
| Lake Bluff Audubon Center | 123 | 29 | 101 | 39 | 41 |
| Penny Park | 114 | 22 | 101 | 48 | 37 |
| First Street Beach | 99 | 34 | 65 | 39 | 54 |
| Orchard Beach State Park | 89 | 15 | 68 | 24 | 36 |
| Hinton Creek | 89 | 2 | 68 | 50 | 12 |
| Tippy Dam Pond | 81 | 5 | 66 | 31 | 0 |
| Manistee River | 76 | 16 | 45 | 41 | 29 |
| Portage Point Dunes-CMS Energy (Malcolm) | 75 | 1 | 45 | 57 | 34 |
| Lake Michigan Park | 73 | 3 | 59 | 26 | 19 |
| Portage Point | 62 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 20 |
| Schimke Creek | 52 | 16 | 44 | 8 | 8 |
| Arcadia Lake (northwest) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birding spot near Onekama | 127 | 15 | 102 | 75 | 84 |
| Birding spot near Parkdale | 89 | 34 | 77 | 21 | 36 |
| Birding spot near Arcadia | 70 | 1 | 49 | 38 | 1 |
| Birding spot near Manistee (Manistee River) | 62 | 28 | 48 | 32 | 9 |
| Birding spot near Manistee (Parkdale) | 62 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 0 |
| Birding spot near Manistee | 57 | 3 | 53 | 13 | 5 |
| Birding spot near Manistee (southeast) | 46 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 5 |