US-MI-Huron+NF


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Oscoda County
=Huron National Forest -- Mio Area= Mio, Michigan 48647 [|Island Lake Campground web site] [|Jack Pine Kirtland's Warbler Tours]

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Huron NF--Island Lake CG
Coordinates: 44.510698, -84.1360216 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Huron NF--Wagner Lake
Coordinates: 44.5518242, -84.1521835 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Mack Lake Area
Coordinates: 44.5743283, -84.0701294 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Huron National Forest -- Mio Area
Mio is in the middle of a vast area being managed for Kirtland's Warbler habitat. Most birders visiting Michigan have Kirtland's Warbler at the top of their lists of desirable species. There are, however, other habitats and other species of interest in the Mio area, including Upland Sandpiper, Black-billed Cuckoo, and numerous breeding warblers.

The **Wagner Lake** area is good for migrant and nesting passerines, including Kirtland's Warbler. From Rose City go north on M-33 for 10.0 miles (or south from Mio on M-33 for 6.0 miles) to Deyarmond Valley Road (FR 4155). Turn west and go 0.8 miles to Watson Road. To the west of this intersection lies a large stand of Jack Pines managed for Kirtland's Warbler. This intersection is a good place to listen for Kirtland's Warblers from late May until early July.

To get to the **Mack Lake Trail and Summers Road Area**, take CO 604 for 5.0 miles east of M-33 and turn south onto Mack Lake Trail (CO 489) for 4.9 miles. At this point, Summers Road heads northeast to re-join CO 604. The heavily forested areas along both Mack Lake Trail and Summers Road are productive for looking for nesting Nashville, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Black-and-White, and Canada Warblers. On the forest edges, and in open farmland and wet meadows, look for Black-billed Cuckoo, Red-headed Woodpecker, Alder Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Grasshopper Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, and Bobolink. Source: Chartier, Allen T., and Jerry Ziarno. A Birder's Guide To Michigan. Colorado Springs, CO: American Birding Association, 2004. Print.

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