Birding spots · Michigan

Best Birding Spots in Saginaw County, Michigan

Crystal Bayou leads Saginaw County's birding spots with 213 species reported, best in spring. 18 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
Crystal Bayou	213	1,554	71	197	125	157
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge	155	324	18	64	126	110
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (Bullhead Creek)	134	321	32	120	59	75
Crow Island State Game Area	134	220	11	112	83	64
Shiawassee River State Game Area 6	109	102	18	90	58	33
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (Marsh Creek)	108	89	25	92	44	16
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (Cole Drain)	95	141	8	52	67	17
Crow Island State Game Area (Zilwaukee)	92	95	7	79	44	31
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (Green Point)	79	109	13	65	37	45
Price Nature Center	78	104	16	64	40	23
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (southeast)	73	118	9	40	47	33
Imerman Memorial Park	57	54	12	46	30	22
William H Haithco Recreation Area	54	126	8	42	15	29
Hartley Outdoor Education Center	47	54	21	40	0	19
Birding spot near Saginaw	116	107	22	77	78	75
Birding spot near Zilwaukee	86	52	0	65	36	39
Birding spot near Shields	68	64	0	58	31	34
Birding spot near Frankenmuth	31	63	9	22	15	13