Dansville State Game Area
Michigan · Midwest
Moderate
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Dansville State Game Area is a productive birding destination in Michigan, with 202 species recorded on eBird. This grassland and wetland habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mourning Dove, and Great Horned Owl 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
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Gadwall x Mallard (hybrid)
Mareca strepera x Anas platyrhynchos
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mourning Dove
Sandhill Crane
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Brown Thrasher
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan fence posts and utility wires for perching raptors and kingbirds.
- 2
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.