US-MI-Arcadia+Beach


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Manistee County
=Arcadia Beach Natural Area= Lake Street Arcadia, MI 49613 [|Arcadia Beach Natural Area web site]

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Arcadia Beach Natural Area
Coordinates: 44.4941176, -86.2416646 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Arcadia Lakeshore
Coordinates: 44.4778907, -86.2467957 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Arcadia Lakeshore
From about one-half mile west of M-22, Chamberlain Road has areas of dense shrubs and second-growth forest that are excellent for migrating passerines concentrating along the Lake Michigan shoreline. During most May mornings, a walk along Chamberlain Road from here to the road's end at the dunes (1-mile round trip), will be very productive. The best mornings occur after southeast winds turn northwest following a cold front, and there can be upwards of 20 different warbler species observed along this stretch of road.

At the end of Chamberlain Road, the public right-of-way continues straight over the dunes to Lake Michigan and the outlet channel from Arcadia Lake to Lake Michigan. During the months of November and December, Purple Sandpiper, Harlequin Duck, and Long-tailed Duck may be observed out over the water or along the rock pier here. **Caution: This pier is extremely dangerous in winter when covered in ice; do NOT attempt to walk out onto this pier.** 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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