US-MI-Suttons+Bay+Boardwalk


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Leelanau County
=Suttons Bay Boardwalk= Adams Street / West Madison Street Suttons Bay, MI 49682 [|Suttons Bay web site]

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Suttons Bay Boardwalk
Coordinates: 44.9757584, -85.6488991 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Suttons Bay Boardwalk
Protected from the wind and waves of Grand Traverse Bay, Suttons Bay is a haven for waterfowl and wading birds. A handicapped accessible wooden boardwalk wraps around a 7-acre marsh at the edge of the bay. When Lake Michigan is low, such as in 2003, this marsh has very little standing water. A barrier-free fishing pier extends into the bay from the east end of an earthen peninsula forming the south edge of the marsh that once was a large coal dock. Most of the shoreline in the village of Suttons Bay is public park land.

Mallards and mergansers are the most common ducks seen here, but many more duck species as well as migrating geese use this area during spring and fall. Great Blue Herons can be seen wading in the marsh looking for the frogs and small fish that make up the bulk of their diets. During periods of normal water levels, fish viewing is popular at the boardwalk bridge. Catfish, carp, and other fish are commonly seen in the clear stream water, especially in spring. From [|Suttons Bay Boardwalk web site]

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