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Birding spot · Bay County, Michigan

Birding at Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area are Mallard (83%), Canada Goose (61%), and Mourning Dove (53%). It is busiest in spring, when 105 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (104 species). 245 species have been reported here across 3,152 complete checklists from 983 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsApr 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsApr 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsApr 22-30: 91 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsMay 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsMay 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 228 checklistsMay 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 469 checklistsMay 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 278 checklistsJun 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsJun 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsJun 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsJun 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 171 checklistsJul 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJul 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJul 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJul 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsAug 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsAug 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsSep 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 16 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. 1Mallard83%
  2. 2Canada Goose61%
  3. 3Mourning Dove53%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull50%
  5. 5Blue Jay42%
  6. 6Great Blue Heron42%
  7. 7Northern Harrier42%
  8. 8Red-winged Blackbird42%
  9. 9American Tree Sparrow39%
  10. 10American Coot33%
  11. 11Bonaparte's Gull31%
  12. 12Green-winged Teal31%
  13. 13Northern Shoveler31%
  14. 14American Crow25%
  15. 15American Herring Gull25%

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.