26 Au Train Songbird Trail 
wildlife viewing
| directions and facility information
Photo: Christopher Yee, US Forest
Service
The Au Train Songbird Trail is an excellent
bird watching site. Some of the many species you may encounter include
swallows, shorebirds, gulls, and waterfowl. The interpretive trail on
this site allows visitors to interact with songbirds in their natural
habitat. By renting a cassette player/tape at one of the stores in Au
Train (A&L Grocery and Au Train Grocery), visitors can learn about
and possibly communicate with 20 species of birds common to the area. The
trail passes through uplands and forest, along a stream corridor and a
bog, and provides access to an observation platform that surveys a
shallow bay
of Au Train Lake
and its surrounding wetlands.
 Wildlife
Viewing
 
Rent a cassette player and tape kit at one of the stores
in Au Train (A&L Grocery and Au Train Grocery).
By using this kit along the trail, you can identify
and communicate with up to 20 species of birds.
Photo: © Dave Case
The Au Train Campground and Songbird Trail
are excellent areas for spring birding. In May and June, it is possible
to view more than a dozen species of warblers, including the magnolia,
black and white, Connecticut, Nashville, Wilson’s,
and bay-breasted warblers. From the observation platform, watch for bald
eagles, ospreys, waterfowl, and many different kinds of shorebirds,
including killdeer, greater yellowlegs, American bittern, and spotted,
least, and solitary sandpipers.
Portions of this
area are open to public hunting.
Contact the michigan
department of natural resources for affected seasons and locations.
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