Michigan, USA
Whitefish Point is Michigan's premier migration concentration point for raptors, waterbirds, and songbirds. Kirtland's Warbler — once one of America's rarest birds — breeds in the jack pine barrens.
Recorded Species
440
Hotspots
50
Overview
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Hotspot Map
50 mapped locations · click a pin to exploreTop Hotspots
Allegan SGA (general)
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Allegan SGA--Farm Unit
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Arcadia Marsh
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Bay City SP
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Belle Isle
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Boardman Lake--Logans Landing
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Campau Rd. & Pte. Mouillee Headquarters (Wayne County)
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Chelsea SGA--Four Mile Lake
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Copper Harbor (town)
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Crosswinds Marsh
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Erie Marsh Preserve/Gun Club (no access Sep 1-Jan 1)
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Fish Point SWA
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Harbor Island
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Harsens Island
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Holland SP
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Kensington Metropark--general (Oakland Co. only)
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Lake Erie Metropark
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Lake St. Clair Metropark (Metro Beach Metropark)
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Ludington SP
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Maple River SGA (Gratiot Co.)
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Muskegon SP
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Muskegon Wastewater System
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Nayanquing Point SWA
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New Buffalo beach and marina
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Peninsula Point
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Platte Point
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Pointe LaBarbe
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Port Crescent SP
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Portage Marsh (Portage Point)
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Presque Isle Park
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Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 31)
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Reeds Lake
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Saugatuck Dunes SP
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Seney NWR
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Shiawassee NWR--Ferguson Bayou Trail
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Shiawassee NWR--Wildlife Drive
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Sleeping Bear Dunes NL--Sleeping Bear Point
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Sterling SP
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Stony Creek Metropark--north (Macomb Co.)
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Stony Creek Metropark--south (Macomb Co.)
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Tahquamenon River Mouth
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Tawas Point SP
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Three Oaks Sewage Ponds
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Tiscornia Park
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Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area
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Warren Dunes SP
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Whitefish Point
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Whiting Power Plant
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Wilderness SP
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Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery
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"The jack pine barrens near Grayling are the only place to reliably find Kirtland's Warbler; late May also delivers peak warbler migration at Whitefish Point."
Species Guide
🐦 Birds of Michigan, USA
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