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Birding spot · Marquette County, Michigan

Birding at Ripley Rock: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ripley Rock are Long-tailed Duck (74%), American Herring Gull (68%), and Mallard (60%). It is busiest in summer, when 47 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (60 species). 147 species have been reported here across 1,191 complete checklists from 228 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: 21 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsNov 22-30: 25 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 17 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 Duck74%
  2. 2American Herring Gull68%
  3. 3Mallard60%
  4. 4Common Goldeneye57%
  5. 5Red-breasted Merganser51%
  6. 6Horned Grebe51%
  7. 7Red-necked Grebe46%
  8. 8American Crow44%
  9. 9Rock Pigeon44%
  10. 10Bufflehead43%
  11. 11Ring-billed Gull37%
  12. 12Common Merganser33%
  13. 13Common Loon29%
  14. 14White-winged Scoter28%
  15. 15European Starling27%

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 26 species

  1. Common Goldeneye89%
  2. American Herring Gull68%
  3. Mallard68%
  4. Common Merganser66%
  5. Rock Pigeon61%

Spring 42 species

  1. American Herring Gull93%
  2. Ring-billed Gull73%
  3. Canada Goose70%
  4. Mallard64%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant49%

Summer 47 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant87%
  3. Ring-billed Gull84%
  4. Mallard74%
  5. Song Sparrow52%

Fall 36 species

  1. American Herring Gull74%
  2. Ring-billed Gull62%
  3. Mallard56%
  4. American Crow45%
  5. Long-tailed Duck44%

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.