US-MI-Tuttle+Marsh+Wildlife+Area


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Iosco County
=Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area= Tuttle Marsh Road East Tawas, MI 48730 [|Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area web site] [|Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area map]

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Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area
Coordinates: 44.36827, -83.4477604 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area
A 400-acre impoundment is at the heart of this site, which is surrounded by hundreds more acres of seasonally flooded wetlands. Tuttle Marsh has no facilities or developments, but visitors are encouraged to use the wetland dike as a hiking trail.

Thousands of waterfowl use this flooding as a feeding and resting location during their spring and fall migrations. Spring is the best time to view waterfowl here because water levels are high and ducks are in their colorful breeding plumage. Teal, goldeneyes, mallards, and Canada geese are the most commonly seen species. During summer, much of the wetland may dry up, but the impoundment still attracts herons, American bitterns, and the many shorebirds that come to feed in the exposed mud flats. During winter, large herds of deer may congregate here.

From [|Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area web site]
 * Portions of this area are open to public hunting.** Contact the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for affected seasons and locations.

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