![]() ![]() ![]() Photo by Stephen Walker on UnsplashĪppearance: The American goldfinch is a small bird about 4.5″ long, bright yellow body, black wings with white stripes, a black forehead, short orange beak. Compliments of The Cornell Lab.Īmerican goldfinch. Winter range: American crows migrate south back to their year-round range for winter while some move further south to Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and western Texas. Year-round range: The American crow’s year-round range includes every US state except North Dakota and the pacific coast of Canada’s British Columbia.īreeding range: While some northern flickers remain in their year-round range to breed, many others migrate north into Canada to raise their young – but only for a season. Incubation: Both parents incubate the eggs for about 18 days.Egg color: Ranging from brighter blue-green to a dull green or blue-gray with heavy gray and brown blotching.Nest: Builds nests in a large shrub or tree as high as 20′.The only place you won’t find them is in the hot desert. Types of habitat include fields, open wooded and forested areas, river edges, shores, towns, cities, parks, and more. Habitat: American crows are common birds found in every contiguous US state and most of Canada. Natural living fare includes insects, spiders, frogs, snakes, and other birds’ eggs & young.įeeder food: Not likely to visit a feeder. Males and females have the same appearance.ĭiet: Opportunistic scavengers eat just about anything they can find on the ground – especially garbage. ![]() Photo by Khamkhor on UnsplashĪppearance: Large all-black bird about 16-20″ long, wide neck with a long straight bill. If it’s a blue-colored bird in Michigan you’re trying to identify, check out Blue Birds in Michigan.Īmerican crow. My hope is that this article will help you easily identify the bird you saw or plan to see one day. I also included a beautiful closeup photo to help you identify your new feathered friends along with detail such as: The range maps are color-coded so you know if it’s a year-round bird, there to breed, migrating through, or there during a nonbreeding time. They could be tiny, small, medium, large, or enormous – all size variations are here! Some wild birds live in Michigan year-round, others are here to breed, and others are just migrating through. They could be red, blue, brown or some other color. This article includes the species of wild birds in Michigan you might find in and around your backyard (excludes waterfowl). For the remaining species, I rely on my field guides and friends at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology to guide me. With more than 20 years of experience attracting backyard birds to my yard in Wisconsin, I’ve studied many of the birds in my area, many of which can also be found in Michigan, so I have the information you’re looking for. You spotted a bird in Michigan – but what type is it? There are more than 80 species of birds in Michigan to enjoy and I’ve included them all in this complete list of Michigan birds. Inside: List of birds in Michigan plus a color photo of each bird, details about habitat, diet, appearance, nesting habits, and a range map for accurate and fast identification. ![]()
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