Allegan State Game Area
Michigan · Midwest
Moderate
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Allegan State Game Area is a productive birding destination in Michigan, with 240 species recorded on eBird. This grassland and wetland habitat attracts a wide variety of species among many others. Spring migration along the Mississippi and Central Flyways makes this a vital stopover for diverse species.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
American Goshawk
Astur atricapillus
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Sanderling
Calidris alba
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Wild Turkey
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Sandhill Crane
Turkey Vulture
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
American Crow
Gray Catbird
Eastern Bluebird
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Yellowthroat
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan fence posts and utility wires for perching raptors and kingbirds.
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Walk field edges at dawn when sparrows and grassland species are most vocal.
- 3
Time your visit during the first week of May for maximum species diversity.