US-MI-City+of+Manistee+Lake+Michigan+Beaches


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Manistee County
=City of Manistee -- Lake Michigan Beaches= 108 North Lakeshore Drive Manistee, MI 49660 [|5th Avenue Beach web site] [|1st Street Beach web site]

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5th Ave. beach
Coordinates: 44.2508631, -86.3426954 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

First St. pier
Coordinates: 44.2476584, -86.3456726 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About City of Manistee -- Lake Michigan Beaches
Manistee's North and South Piers are both worthwhile for migrant waterfowl and gulls in spring and fall, as well as for shorebirds in the fall. The North Pier does not attract as many species as the South Pier, but does provide a good vantage point for scoping out the ducks and gulls on Lake Michigan. The South Pier is better for closer looks at shorebirds and waterfowl, with the possibility of Purple Sandpiper and Harlequin Duck in late fall to early winter. Either way, be sure to wear very warm clothing. **Caution: do NOT walk the piers in high winds or waves.** Other possible species include Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Piping Plover, Spotted Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Sanderling, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Baird's Sandpiper. 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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