Birds of Michigan
The 130 most-observed birds in Michigan, ranked by how often they turn up in the record. Tap any bird for its map and seasonal timing here.
Sighting 484 observationsOpen the map →
- 1
American RobinTurdus migratorius26 obstiming → - 2
Canada GooseBranta canadensis19 obstiming → - 3
MallardAnas platyrhynchos18 obstiming → - 4
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens16 obstiming → - 5
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus12 obstiming → - 6
House SparrowPasser domesticus11 obstiming → - 7Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus11 obstiming →
- 8
Mute SwanCygnus olor11 obstiming → - 9
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo11 obstiming → - 10Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis11 obstiming →
- 11
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis9 obstiming → - 12
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus9 obstiming → - 13
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor9 obstiming → - 14
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata8 obstiming → - 15
Great EgretArdea alba8 obstiming → - 16
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis7 obstiming → - 17
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis7 obstiming → - 18Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus7 obstiming →
- 19
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus7 obstiming → - 20
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura7 obstiming → - 21
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias7 obstiming → - 22
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis6 obstiming → - 23
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula6 obstiming → - 24
Turkey VultureCathartes aura6 obstiming → - 25
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum6 obstiming → - 26
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus5 obstiming → - 27
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus5 obstiming → - 28
Green HeronButorides virescens5 obstiming → - 29
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos5 obstiming → - 30Wood DuckAix sponsa5 obstiming →
- 31Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator5 obstiming →
- 32
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis5 obstiming → - 33
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis5 obstiming → - 34
OspreyPandion haliaetus4 obstiming → - 35
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla4 obstiming → - 36House WrenTroglodytes aedon4 obstiming →
- 37
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris4 obstiming → - 38Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator4 obstiming →
- 39
Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis4 obstiming → - 40
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina4 obstiming → - 41
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis4 obstiming → - 42Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula4 obstiming →
- 43
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius4 obstiming → - 44
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla4 obstiming → - 45Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus3 obstiming →
- 46Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia3 obstiming →
- 47
Common LoonGavia immer3 obstiming → - 48
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus3 obstiming → - 49
Pine SiskinSpinus pinus3 obstiming → - 50
BuffleheadBucephala albeola3 obstiming → - 51
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus3 obstiming → - 52
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia3 obstiming → - 53
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus3 obstiming → - 54
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas3 obstiming → - 55
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor3 obstiming → - 56
Common MerganserMergus merganser3 obstiming → - 57
Northern RavenCorvus corax3 obstiming → - 58Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata3 obstiming →
- 59
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus3 obstiming → - 60
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus3 obstiming → - 61
Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa3 obstiming → - 62Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum2 obstiming →
- 63
Rock DoveColumba livia2 obstiming → - 64
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla2 obstiming → - 65Warbling VireoVireo gilvus2 obstiming →
- 66
Sharp-tailed GrouseTympanuchus phasianellus2 obstiming → - 67Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria2 obstiming →
- 68
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys2 obstiming → - 69
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe2 obstiming → - 70
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus2 obstiming → - 71
SanderlingCalidris alba2 obstiming → - 72Greater ScaupAythya marila2 obstiming →
- 73Grass WrenCistothorus platensis2 obstiming →
- 74
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus2 obstiming → - 75
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus2 obstiming → - 76
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor2 obstiming → - 77
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula2 obstiming → - 78
Kirtland's WarblerSetophaga kirtlandii2 obstiming → - 79
Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina2 obstiming → - 80Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus2 obstiming →
- 81Piping PloverCharadrius melodus2 obstiming →
- 82
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus2 obstiming → - 83
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis2 obstiming → - 84MerlinFalco columbarius2 obstiming →
- 85Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris2 obstiming →
- 86
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica2 obstiming → - 87
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus1 obstiming → - 88
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis1 obstiming → - 89
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus1 obstiming → - 90Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius1 obstiming →
- 91
Purple MartinProgne subis1 obstiming → - 92Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula1 obstiming →
- 93
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea1 obstiming → - 94Blue-winged TealSpatula discors1 obstiming →
- 95Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus1 obstiming →
- 96RedheadAythya americana1 obstiming →
- 97
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana1 obstiming → - 98
Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia1 obstiming → - 99
Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata1 obstiming → - 100Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis1 obstiming →
- 101Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps1 obstiming →
- 102
Brown CreeperCerthia americana1 obstiming → - 103
Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus1 obstiming → - 104
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus1 obstiming → - 105
Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis1 obstiming → - 106
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus1 obstiming → - 107
Eastern Wood PeweeContopus virens1 obstiming → - 108
Barred OwlStrix varia1 obstiming → - 109Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris1 obstiming →
- 110
Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons1 obstiming → - 111
Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum1 obstiming → - 112
Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius1 obstiming → - 113
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum1 obstiming → - 114Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni1 obstiming →
- 115Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus1 obstiming →
- 116
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla1 obstiming → - 117
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes1 obstiming → - 118
Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca1 obstiming → - 119
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina1 obstiming → - 120
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis1 obstiming → - 121
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus1 obstiming → - 122
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus1 obstiming → - 123
American KestrelFalco sparverius1 obstiming → - 124Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus1 obstiming →
- 125CanvasbackAythya valisineria1 obstiming →
- 126
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres1 obstiming → - 127
American WoodcockScolopax minor1 obstiming → - 128American Black DuckAnas rubripes1 obstiming →
- 129
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris1 obstiming → - 130
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius1 obstiming →
Data: iNaturalist research-grade observations (CC0 / CC-BY), via GBIF. Excludes eBird.