US-MI-Platte+River+State+Fish+Hatchery


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Benzie County
=Platte River State Fish Hatchery= 15210 US-31 Beulah, MI 49617 [|Platte River State Fish Hatchery web site]

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Platte River State Fish Hatchery
Coordinates: 44.6613071, -85.9389283 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Platte River State Fish Hatchery
Early spring before the ice is off most inland lakes, the fishery’s finishing pond is a good place to find a concentration of ducks, gulls, and birds like swallows that eat flying insects. The finishing pond has open water virtually year round; it has never frozen completely, so there are birds on the pond year round.

Park near the Visitor Center and walk beyond the opening in the fence to the left of the buildings to the large finishing pond. A 2-track trail extends all around the pond and along the Platte River. Look for gulls and ducks in the pond, swallows flying over, and songbirds, ducks, herons, and kingfisher along the Platte River. Another good river access point is the north end of the hatchery where Brundage Creek joins the Platte River. From [|Sleeping Bear Birding Trail: Platte River State Fish Hatchery web site]

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