US-MI-Kawkawlin+Wildlife+Flooding


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Midland County
=Kawkawlin Wildlife Flooding= East Shearer Road Midland, MI 48642 [|Kawkawlin Wildlife Flooding map]

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Kawkawlin Wildlife Flooding
Coordinates: 43.8002169, -84.2762947 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Kawkawlin Wildlife Flooding
Kawkawlin Wildlife Flooding is an impoundment of the Kawkawlin River made up of a large wetland complex and the surrounding state forest land. The main entrance road is located off of Shearer Road west of the North Midland Family Center and Mills Township Park. Continue up the main entrance road until you reach the gate just south of the dam, where there is a parking area. During spring migration look for numerous waterbirds.

Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe.
 * Spring Migration**: Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye,


 * Breeding**: Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, American Bittern, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Sandhill Crane, and Black Tern.

Song Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Golden-winged Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Ovenbird, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Baltimore Oriole. Source: Chartier, Allen T., and Jerry Ziarno. A Birder's Guide To Michigan. Colorado Springs, CO: American Birding Association, 2004. Print.
 * Other Highlights**: Ruffed Grouse, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Black-billed Cuckoo, Barred Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue-headed Vireo, Veery, Wood Thrush,

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