Fort Custer State Recreation Area
Michigan · Midwest
Moderate
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Fort Custer State Recreation Area is a productive birding destination in Michigan, with 213 species recorded on eBird. This grassland and wetland habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mute Swan, and Trumpeter Swan among many others. Spring migration along the Mississippi and Central Flyways makes this a vital stopover for diverse species.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)
Dryobates pubescens
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Barn Swallow (American)
Hirundo rustica
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
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.
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Time your visit during the first week of May for maximum species diversity.