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Birding spot · Muskegon County, Michigan

Birding at Pere Maquette Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Pere Maquette Park are Ring-billed Gull (88%), American Herring Gull (78%), and Long-tailed Duck (63%). It is busiest in spring, when 34 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early September (34 species). 101 species have been reported here across 822 complete checklists from 276 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJan 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (9 checklists)Mar 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Mar 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (5 checklists)May 1-7: low data (7 checklists)May 8-14: low data (1 checklists)May 15-21: low data (4 checklists)May 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 17 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 22-30: 15 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 1-7: 16 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 22-31: 19 species on 5%+ of 63 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. 1Ring-billed Gull88%
  2. 2American Herring Gull78%
  3. 3Long-tailed Duck63%
  4. 4Red-breasted Merganser58%
  5. 5American Crow32%
  6. 6Purple Sandpiper31%
  7. 7Mallard30%
  8. 8European Starling20%
  9. 9House Sparrow20%
  10. 10Horned Grebe19%
  11. 11Double-crested Cormorant18%
  12. 12Great Black-backed Gull15%
  13. 13Snow Bunting13%
  14. 14Bonaparte's Gull12%
  15. 15Sanderling10%

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 22 species

  1. Long-tailed Duck87%
  2. American Herring Gull76%
  3. Red-breasted Merganser76%
  4. Ring-billed Gull59%
  5. Common Goldeneye38%

Spring 34 species

  1. American Herring Gull67%
  2. Red-breasted Merganser63%
  3. Ring-billed Gull63%
  4. Long-tailed Duck59%
  5. House Sparrow36%

Summer 33 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull90%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant66%
  3. American Herring Gull64%
  4. Mallard49%
  5. House Sparrow44%

Fall 23 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull94%
  2. American Herring Gull83%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant46%
  4. Long-tailed Duck38%
  5. Mallard36%

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.