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Birding spot · Marquette County, Michigan

Birding at Shiras Pool: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Shiras Pool are American Herring Gull (80%), Mallard (77%), and American Crow (53%). It is busiest in spring, when 46 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (61 species). 144 species have been reported here across 821 complete checklists from 161 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 12 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 1-7: 16 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (9 checklists)May 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 8-14: 15 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (6 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1American Herring Gull80%
  2. 2Mallard77%
  3. 3American Crow53%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull43%
  5. 5Common Goldeneye38%
  6. 6Rock Pigeon30%
  7. 7Red-breasted Merganser27%
  8. 8Canada Goose25%
  9. 9Snow Bunting23%
  10. 10Red-necked Grebe22%
  11. 11Black-bellied Plover18%
  12. 12European Starling17%
  13. 13Iceland Gull15%
  14. 14American Tree Sparrow13%
  15. 15Bald Eagle12%

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 23 species

  1. Common Goldeneye75%
  2. Mallard74%
  3. American Herring Gull72%
  4. American Crow48%
  5. Rock Pigeon39%

Spring 46 species

  1. American Herring Gull74%
  2. Ring-billed Gull74%
  3. Canada Goose72%
  4. Mallard63%
  5. American Crow48%

Summer 41 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull87%
  2. American Herring Gull76%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant58%
  4. Canada Goose50%
  5. American Goldfinch44%

Fall 38 species

  1. American Herring Gull79%
  2. Ring-billed Gull78%
  3. Mallard49%
  4. American Crow41%
  5. Canada Goose31%

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.