US-MI-Quanicassee+State+Wildlife+Area


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Bay County
=Quanicassee State Wildlife Area= Hampton Charter Township, MI [|Quanicassee State Wildlife Area map]

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Quanicassee SWA (general)
Coordinates: 43.6141153, -83.7188 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Quanicassee SWA--Finn Rd. terminus
Coordinates: 43.6308569, -83.7799358 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Quanicassee State Wildlife Area
At the north end of Finn Road there is a walkway that extends out into Saginaw Bay and goes through brush areas along the pathway that can be good for migrating songbirds. From the end of the pathway, you can scope the edge of the bay for waterfowl and shorebirds, which may be present in good numbers in spring and fall, depending upon water levels. Source: Chartier, Allen T., and Jerry Ziarno. A Birder's Guide To Michigan. Colorado Springs, CO: American Birding Association, 2004. Print

Check out the parking area at the end of Nebobish Road as well as Old State Road. Quanicassee SWA is a large wetland complex of woodland, farmland, and open marsh. Look for Black-crowned Night-Heron, Great Egret, Bald Eagles, Marsh Wren, and Swamp Sparrow among many other typical Michigan wetland species. In winter, the rural farm roads south of Quanicassee SWA are excellent places to look for Horned Lark, Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur, Rough-legged Hawk, and Snowy Owl.
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