Boreal Songbird Initiative : Boreal Birds of the Detroit Area
  

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Boreal Birds of the Detroit Area (view list)

The Detroit area has 101 birds regularly seen that breed in the Boreal Forest. Some of these species winter in the US, many however migrate south to winter in Mexico, Central and South America.
Black-throated Green Warbler
Species Fall Winter Spring Summer
Waterfowl
Red-throated Loon Fall Spring
Common Loon Fall Spring
Red-necked Grebe Fall Spring
Horned Grebe Fall Spring
Pied-billed Grebe Fall   Spring Summer
American Bittern Fall Spring Summer
Canada Goose Fall Winter Spring Summer
Mallard Fall   Spring Summer
American Black Duck Fall Winter Spring Summer
Northern Pintail Fall Spring
American Wigeon Fall Spring
Northern Shoveler Fall Spring
Blue-winged Teal Fall Spring Summer
Green-winged Teal Fall Spring
Canvasback Fall Spring
Redhead Fall Winter Spring
Ring-necked Duck Fall Spring Summer
Greater Scaup Fall Spring
Lesser Scaup Fall Winter Spring
Surf Scoter> Fall Spring
Black Scoter Fall Spring
White-winged Scoter Fall Spring
Common Goldeneye Fall Winter Spring
Bufflehead Fall Winter Spring
Common Merganser Fall Winter Spring Summer
Red-breasted Merganser Fall Spring
Hawks and Owls Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Northern Harrier Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Sharp-shinned Hawk> Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Northern Goshawk Fall Winter Spring  
  Golden Eagle Fall   Spring  
  Bald Eagle Fall Winter Spring  
  Osprey Fall   Spring Summer
  Merlin Fall   Spring  
  Short-eared Owl Fall Winter Spring  
Shorebirds Fall Winter Spring Summer
Sora Fall Spring Summer
Yellow Rail Fall Spring Summer
Sandhill Crane Fall Spring Summer
Killdeer Fall Spring Summer
Greater Yellowlegs Fall Spring
Lesser Yellowlegs Fall Spring
Solitary Sandpiper Fall Spring
Spotted Sandpiper Fall Spring Summer
Upland Sandpiper Fall Spring Summer
Least Sandpiper Fall Spring
Short-billed Dowitcher Fall Spring
Wilson's Snipe Fall Spring Summer
Bonaparte's Gull Fall Spring
Herring Gull Fall Winter Spring
Caspian Tern Fall Spring
Common Tern Fall Spring Summer
Black Tern Fall Spring Summer
Backyard and Trailbirds Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Common Nighthawk Fall   Spring Summer
  Belted Kingfisher Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Fall   Spring  
  Northern Flicker Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Olive-sided Flycatcher Fall   Spring  
  Yellow-bellied Flycatcher> Fall   Spring  
  Alder Flycatcher Fall   Spring Summer
  Least Flycatcher Fall   Spring Summer
  Eastern Kingbird Fall   Spring Summer
  Northern Shrike   Winter    
  Red-eyed Vireo Fall   Spring Summer
  Philadelphia Vireo Fall   Spring  
  Blue-headed Vireo Fall   Spring Summer
  Bank Swallow Fall   Spring Summer
  Tree Swallow Fall   Spring Summer
  Cliff Swallow Fall   Spring Summer
  Red-breasted Nuthatch Fall Winter Spring  
  Winter Wren Fall   Spring  
  Golden-crowned Kinglet Fall Winter Spring  
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet Fall   Spring  
  American Robin Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Swainson's Thrush Fall   Spring  
  Gray-cheeked Thrush Fall   Spring  
  Hermit Thrush Fall   Spring  
  Tennessee Warbler Fall   Spring  
  Nashville Warbler Fall   Spring  
  Yellow Warbler Fall   Spring Summer
  Magnolia Warbler Fall   Spring  
  Cape May Warbler Fall   Spring  
  Blackburnian Warbler Fall   Spring Summer
  Yellow-rumped "Myrtle" Warbler Fall Winter Spring  
  Fall   Spring Summer
  Palm Warbler Fall   Spring  
  Bay-breasted Warbler Fall   Spring  
  Blackpoll Warbler Fall   Spring  
  Northern Waterthrush Fall   Spring Summer
  Connecticut Warbler Fall   Spring  
  Mourning Warbler Fall   Spring Summer
  Wilson's Warbler Fall   Spring  
  Canada Warbler Fall   Spring Summer
  American Tree Sparrow Fall Winter Spring  
  Clay-colored Sparrow Fall   Spring Summer
  Chipping Sparrow Fall   Spring Summer
  Savannah Sparrow Fall   Spring Summer
  White-throated Sparrow Fall Winter Spring  
  White-crowned Sparrow Fall   Spring  
  Fox Sparrow Fall   Spring  
  Lincoln's Sparrow Fall   Spring  
  Swamp Sparrow Fall   Spring Summer
  Dark-eyed Junco Fall Winter Spring  
  Rusty Blackbird Fall   Spring  
  Purple Finch Fall Winter Spring Summer
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