Free printable
Backyard Birds of Michigan: free printable checklist
The 16 birds people see most often at Michigan feeders and yards, with when to look for each. Print it, keep it by the window and tick each bird off the first time you see it.
| Seen | Bird and when to look | First seen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusYear-round | |||
| Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisYear-round | |||
| Blue JayCyanocitta cristataYear-round | |||
| American RobinTurdus migratoriusYear-round | |||
| Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer | |||
| White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisYear-round | |||
| Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensisYear-round | |||
| Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensYear-round | |||
| Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusYear-round | |||
| American GoldfinchSpinus tristisYear-round | |||
| House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusYear-round | |||
| Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusYear-round | |||
| Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisWinter | |||
| Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer | |||
| Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer | |||
| Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraYear-round |
Year-round birds come to feeders in summer and winter; the others are around for the season and months shown. Seasons are from our species research: eBird and Project FeederWatch records (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) and All About Birds range maps.
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