These Are The Birds You’ll See During Michigan’s Spring Migration

If you haven't noticed from being woken up by birdsong every morning, the birds that flew south for the winter are migrating back to Michigan for the warm season. Spring wouldn't be the same without the birds, even if they can make a nest in the most inconvenient places (like right above your front door).

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This spring has seen the birds returning early and in large numbers, which means you're already seeing many of our most iconic birds while you're out and about. However, there's no need to fear because I'm here to help put a name to a beak.

Michigan's Spring Migration Season

One of the most handy tools to utilize during this time of year is Birdcast Migration, a site that shows a forecast from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Birds are known to migrate at night, shortly after sunset.

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According to the site, millions of birds migrate across Michigan each night, with 2 million birds entering Michigan from April 30th to May 1st..Across the entire US, 320 million birds are predicted to migrate on the night of May 1st. Yeah, there are a lot more birds in the country than I realized.

With this many birds migrating at once, which birds are the most prominently returning to the Great Lakes State?