Wilderness State Park
Michigan · Midwest
About This Location
Wilderness State Park is a productive birding destination in Michigan, with 233 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
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
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Common Merganser
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Thrasher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Common Grackle
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.
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