DISCOVER HERITAGE ROUTE 23

The Sunrise Coast Birding Trail incorporates 145 miles along U.S. 23. The trail takes flight at the mouth of the famed AuSable River in Oscoda and wings its way north all along the Lake Huron coast to Mackinaw City. Birders will delight in observing the  common, threatened , or endangered birds  of our coastal and inland locations. The unique  Kirtland's Warbler U.S. Forest Service managed habitat west of Oscoda is a destination  where one may get a memorable glimpse of this highly vulnerable and protected  species. The endangered  Great Lakes Piping Plover also nests here along the northern  shores of Lake Huron  which  provide critical habitat for this fragile species. The spring Raptor Watch at the Straits of Mackinaw will thrill observers as thousands of these birds cross the Straits during seasonal migrations. Enjoy the journey as you travel this N.E. corridor  of our great state. 

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