Pointe LaBarbe
Michigan · Midwest
Moderate
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Pointe LaBarbe is a productive birding destination in Michigan, with 266 species recorded on eBird. This grassland and wetland habitat attracts Bald Eagle, Blue Jay, and American Crow 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
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's)
Buteo jamaicensis
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Red-tailed Hawk (abieticola)
Buteo jamaicensis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Veery
American Robin
American Goldfinch
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.