Seasonal Presence and Relative Frequency of Selected Species
This list summarizes the seasonal presence of selected bird species in Michigan, indicating whether each species occurs year-round, during the breeding season, or during the non-breeding season (winter and migration). Within each seasonal category, species are numbered and ordered from least to most frequently observed in the United States based on eBird frequency data. This ordering reflects how commonly a species has been observed by U.S. birders over time and is used here as a relative priority indicator, not as a measure of local abundance or the likelihood of encountering a species at a specific site or season within Michigan.
Spruce Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
American Goshawk
Canada Jay
Evening Grosbeak
Northern Bobwhite
Trumpeter Swan
American Black Duck
Kirtland’s Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
LeConte’s Sparrow
White-winged Crossbill
Henslow’s Sparrow
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Upland Sandpiper
Cerulean Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Black-billed Cuckoo
Mourning Warbler
Philadelphia Vireo
Piping Plover
American Woodcock
Sedge Wren
Alder Flycatcher
Clay-colored Sparrow
Canada Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Prothonotary Warbler
Bobolink
Dickcissel
Blackburnian Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Willow Flycatcher
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Least Flycatcher
Yellow-throated Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Veery
Orchard Oriole
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
Indigo Bunting
Boreal Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Bohemian Waxwing
Purple Sandpiper
Snowy Owl
Pine Grosbeak
Northern Shrike
Snow Bunting
Red-necked Grebe
Rough-legged Hawk
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Redpoll
White-winged Scoter
Tundra Swan
Long-tailed Duck
American Tree Sparrow
Great Black-backed Gull
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