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MICHIGAN IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS
 

The following list may not include all potential, nominated, pending, identified, or recognized IBAs within the state as some IBA information may be unavailable for public viewing.

  
# Name Status Priority Counties
1. Allegan State Game Area & Kalamazoo River (Galesburg to Saugatuck) Recognized Global Allegan, Kalamazoo
2. Aronson Id. sandbar Identified State Delta
3. Austin Lake & Upjohn Pond Identified State Kalamazoo
4. Baker Sanctuary (Bernard W.) Identified State Calhoun
5. Baraga Plains Identified State Baraga
6. Barry State Game Area, Yankee Springs Recreation Area & Perry Trust Recognized Global Barry
7. Bear Island Identified State Mackinac
8. Bellow Island Identified State Leelanau
9. Bennett's Landing Nominated Chippewa
10. Bliss Township beaches (Piping Plover) Identified State Emmet
11. Brockway Mountain Identified State Keweenaw
12. Cross Village beaches (Piping Plover) Recognized State Emmet
13. Detroit River Recognized Global Wayne
14. Devil's Lake & Squaw Bay Nominated Alpena
15. Dollarville Flooding Nominated Luce
16. East Hog Island Identified State Charlevoix
17. Epoufette Island shoal Identified State Mackinac
18. Fish Point State Wildlife Area Identified State Tuscola
19. Flat River State Game Area & Flat River (Keene Twp.) Identified State Ionia, Montcalm
20. Fort Custer Training Center and Recreation Area Recognized Global Kalamazoo
21. Galien River/Warren Woods Identified State Berrien
22. Gladwin Lake Plain Identified State Arenac, Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw
23. Grand Marais to Whitefish Point beaches (Piping Plover) Identified State Alger
24. Grand Traverse Bay basin (Albert Ecoregion Vii.5.2) Identified State Antrim, Charlevoix, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska
25. Grass Bay beaches (Piping Plover) Identified State Cheboygan
26. Green Island (Lake Michigan) Identified State Mackinac
27. Gull Island (Lake Huron) Identified State Arenac
28. Gull Island (Lake Michigan) Identified State Charlevoix
29. Haehnle Sanctuary (Phyllis) Potential State Jackson
30. Hat Island (Lake Michigan) Identified State Charlevoix
31. Helmet Shoal Identified State Chippewa
32. High Island beaches (Piping Plover) Identified State Charlevoix
33. Hillsdale Co. Henslow's Sparrow privatelands Identified State Hillsdale
34. Ile Aux Galets (Lake Michigan) Identified State Emmet
35. Isabella County farms (Grasshopper Sparrow) Identified State Isabella, Mecosta, Montcalm
36. Isle Royale National Park Identified State Keweenaw
37. Kalamazoo Nature Center grasslands Identified State Kalamazoo
38. Kirtland's Warbler Management Units & Guide's Rest Recognized Global Alcona, Alger, Chippewa, Clare, Crawford, Delta, Iosco, Kalkaska, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon
39. Lake Erie Metropark Recognized State Wayne
40. Lake Michigan Long-tailed Duck IBA Identified State Manistee
41. Lake St. Clair Identified State Macomb, St. Clair
42. Lime Island Coal Docks Identified State Chippewa
43. Little Bay de Noc Identified State Delta
44. Little Cass Island Identified State Chippewa
45. Little Gull Island (Lake Michigan) Potential Delta
46. Little Hog Island Identified State Mackinac
47. Lower Au Sable River (Alcona Pond to Foote Dam Pond) Recognized State Alcona, Iosco, Oscoda
48. Mackinac Straits to St. Martin's Bay Identified State Mackinac
49. Maple River State Game Area Identified State Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia
50. Midland Cogeneration Venture Ponds/Dow Ponds Identified State Midland
51. Muskegon State Game Area Identified State Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana
52. Muskegon Wastewater Management System Identified State Muskegon
53. Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area Identified State Bay
54. North Point Identified State Alpena
55. Otis Sanctuary Identified State Barry
56. Pinckney Recreation Area Identified State Livingston, Washtenaw
57. Pointe Aux Chenes Recognized State Mackinac
58. Pointe Betsie beaches (Piping Plover) Identified State Benzie
59. Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Recognized State Monroe, Wayne
60. Port Crescent State Park Hawk Watch Identified State Huron
61. Port Huron Hawk Watch Identified State St. Clair
62. Port Inland Identified State Schoolcraft
63. Portage Point Identified State Delta
64. Quanicassee Wildlife Area Identified State Bay, Tuscola
65. Raco Plains & Wilwin Wetland Identified State Chippewa
66. Rose Lake Wildlife Area Identified State Clinton, Shiawassee
67. Round Island (Bay de Noc) Identified State Delta
68. Rudyard Clay Plain LTA Identified State Chippewa, Mackinac
69. Saddlebag Island Identified State Chippewa
70. Saginaw Bay Recognized Global Arenac, Bay, Huron, Tuscola
71. Saginaw Bay- Tawas Bay Identified State Arenac, Iosco
72. Sand Products (Lake Michigan) Identified State Mackinac
73. Sault Sainte Marie Clay Plain Identified State Chippewa
74. Scarecrow Island Identified State Alpena
75. Seney National Wildlife Refuge Recognized State Schoolcraft
76. Sharonville State Game Area Recognized State Jackson, Washtenaw
77. Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge Identified State Saginaw
78. Shiawassee River State Game Area Identified State Saginaw
79. Sleeper Lake burn Identified State Luce
80. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (including N. Manitou Id.) Recognized Global Benzie, Leelanau
81. Smith Lakes Identified State Berrien
82. Snake Island (Beaver) Identified State Charlevoix
83. Snake Island (Big Bay de Noc) Identified State Delta
84. St. Clair Flats & Harsen's Island Recognized State St. Clair
85. St. Helena Island Identified State Mackinac
86. St. Ignace Coast Guard Station Identified State Mackinac
87. St. Joseph River (Branch and St. Joseph Counties) Recognized State Branch, St. Joseph
88. St. Vital Island Identified State Delta
89. Sturgeon River Sloughs Wildlife Area Identified State Baraga, Houghton
90. Tahquamenon Falls State Park Identified State Chippewa
91. Tawas Point State Park Recognized State Iosco
92. Thorn Lake Identified State Jackson, Washtenaw
93. Upper Paw Paw River (40th St. to Lawrence) Identified State Van Buren
94. Warren Dunes State Park Identified State Berrien
95. Waterloo Recreation Area Recognized Global Jackson, Washtenaw
96. Western Lake Erie basin Identified State Monroe
97. White River (Manistee National Forest) Recognized Global Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana
98. Whitefish Point Recognized State Chippewa
99. Wigwam Bay marshes (inc. Rifle River mouth) Identified State Arenac
100. Wilderness State Park beaches Recognized State Emmet
101. Winegar Moraine Identified State Gogebic, Iron, Ontonagon
102. Yellow Dog Plains Nominated State Marquette
 

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