Whiting Power Plant
Michigan · Midwest
Moderate
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Whiting Power Plant is a productive birding destination in Michigan, with 231 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
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Downy Woodpecker
Gray Catbird
American Robin
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Wood Duck
Great Egret
Northern Cardinal
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Common Gallinule
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Caspian Tern
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.