A paradise for birders



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Big Canoe has many habitats including evergreen and hardwood forests, meadows, lakes, and brushy areas. There are many trails that wind through these areas. This results in a good variety of birds that are relatively easy to view. Below is a list of birds spotted in Big Canoe by one resident over the last few years:

  • Blackbird, Red Winged
  • Bluebird, Eastern
  • Bunting, Indigo
  • Cardinal, Northern
  • Catbird, Gray
  • Chicadee, Carolina
  • Coot, American
  • Cowbird, Brown-headed
  • Crane, Sandhill
  • Creeper, Brown
  • Crow, American
  • Cuckoo, Yellow-billed
  • Dove, Mourning
  • Duck, Wood
  • Finch, House
  • Finch, Purple
  • Flicker, Northern
  • Flycatcher, Acadian
  • Flycatcher, Great Crested
  • Gnatcher, Blue-Gray
  • Goldfinch, American
  • Goose, Barnyard
  • Goose, Candadian
  • Goose, Ross's
  • Grackle, Common
  • Grosbeak, Blue
  • Grosbeak, Rose-breasted
  • Hawk, Broad-winged
  • Hawk, Red-Shouldered
  • Hawk, Red-Tailed
  • Heron, Great Blue
  • Heron, Green
  • Hummingbird, Ruby-throated
  • Hummingbird,Broad-tailed
  • Jay, Blue
  • Junco, Dark-eyed
  • Kestrel, American
  • Killdeer
  • Kingbird, Eastern
  • Kingfisher, Belted
  • Kinglet, Golden-crowned
  • Kinglet, Ruby-crowned
  • Mallard
  • Merganser, Hooded
  • Mockingbird, Northern
  • Nuthatch, Brown Headed
  • Nuthatch, Red Breasted
  • Nuthatch, White-breasted
  • Oriole, Northern
  • Ovenbird
  • Owl, Eastern-screech
  • Peewee, Eastern Wood
  • Phoebe, Eastern
  • Robin, American
  • Sandpiper, Solitary
  • Sandpiper, Spotted
  • Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied
  • Scaup, Lesser
  • Shoveler, Northern
  • Siskin, Pine
  • Sparrow, Chipping
  • Sparrow, Field
  • Sparrow, Fox
  • Sparrow, Savannah
  • Sparrow, Song
  • Sparrow, Vesper
  • Sparrow, White-throated
  • Starling, European
  • Swallow, Barn
  • Swallow, Northern Rough-winged
  • Swallow, Tree
  • Swift, Chimney
  • Tanager, Scarlet
  • Tanager, Summer
  • Thrasher, Brown
  • Thrush, Hermit
  • Thrush, Wood
  • Titmouse, Tufted
  • Towhee, Eastern
  • Turkey, American
  • Veery
  • Vireo, Blue,headed
  • Vireo, Red Eyed
  • Vireo, Yellow-throated
  • Vireo. White-eyed
  • Vulture, Black
  • Vulture, Turkey
  • Warbler, Black and White
  • Warbler, Blackburnian
  • Warbler, Black-Throated Green
  • Warbler, Chestnut-sided
  • Warbler, Hooded
  • Warbler, Magnolia
  • Warbler, Palm
  • Warbler, Pine
  • Warbler, Prarie
  • Warbler, Tennessee
  • Warbler, Yellow-rumped
  • Warbler, Yellow-throated
  • Waterthrush, Louisiana
  • Waxwing, Ceder
  • Woodpecker, Downey
  • Woodpecker, Hairy
  • Woodpecker, Pileated
  • Woodpecker, Red-bellied
  • Woodpecker, Red-headed
  • Wren, Carolina
  • Wren, House
  • Wren, Winter
  • Yellowthroat, Common