The Keweenaw Peninsula is a migrating bird magnet and most of the activity winds up in Copper Harbor! Brockway Mountain also known as "hawk highway" is home to massive raptor migrations that take place in spring and fall. The Audubon Society conducts their annual count on the mountain in spring. 18 North American raptors have been sighted during their migration. The Manitou Island Bird Survey is conducted every spring. for more information on the survey, please visit the website linked at left. The annual Keweenaw's International Migratory Bird Day Festival is held in Copper Harbor and is a fun weekend offering great birding, presentations, bird walks and more. Please visit the website following the link at left,

Hunter's Point is a last stop for migrating birds before crossing Lake Superior. Passerines by the thousand "line up" at the point and take flight in the early hours to make the trek across Lake Superior. The harbor itself gives many water birds a resting spot along Lake Superior. Many small inland lakes full of fish and vegetation are re-fueling stations too. The Biking/Hiking trail just past town goes all the way to Fort Wilkins and is alive with migrating passerines. Spring of 2001, 23 species of warblers were identified in 1 day! A Keweenaw birds check-off list is available in pdf, click on the link at left.

Some migratory birds stay and nest here. Our summer residents that are common in the area include: Broad-winged hawk, Merlin, Sharp-shinned hawk, American kestrel, Turkey vulture, American robin, Eastern bluebird, Gray catbird, Great blue heron, Ruby-throated hummingbird, Chipping sparrow, White-throated sparrow, Song sparrow, Eastern kingbird, Belted kingfisher, Northern flicker, Spotted sandpiper, Common loon, Common merganser, Mallard, Canada goose, American redstart, Northern parula and other warblers such as Yellow-rumped, Pine and Blackburian.