Birding spots · Michigan

Best Birding Spots in Midland County, Michigan

Chippewa Nature Center leads Midland County's birding spots with 179 species reported, best in spring. 17 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	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Chippewa Nature Center	179	1,856	50	165	107	128
Chippewa Nature Center (south)	158	577	25	126	72	105
Overlook Park	145	2,020	54	114	91	104
Kawkawlin Creek Flooding	137	235	13	121	79	27
Chippewa Nature Center (Pine River)	99	109	22	91	33	22
Revere Park	87	309	38	61	45	48
Laur Big Salt River Park	78	72	5	71	31	8
City of Midland Park	73	78	8	56	54	36
Sanford Lake Park	71	78	19	46	0	52
Averill Preserve	67	92	30	49	21	17
Stratford Woods Park	58	57	7	50	11	10
Midland City Forest	53	50	8	26	28	2
Tobacco River	46	56	27	16	14	0
Village of Sanford Park	41	79	29	25	6	2
Birding spot near Midland	91	256	5	77	44	42
Birding spot near Midland (Pine River)	78	84	15	66	41	17
Birding spot near Midland (Sturgeon Creek)	43	50	16	21	21	19