Where to See Great Blue Heron in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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Great Blue Heron sightings in Sleeping Bear Dunes

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Where Great Blue Heron has been reported, from 36 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM4% of the busiest hour1 AM3% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM5% of the busiest hour5 AM35% of the busiest hour6 AM80% of the busiest hour7 AM95% of the busiest hour8 AM85% of the busiest hour9 AM70% of the busiest hour10 AM55% of the busiest hour11 AM45% of the busiest hourNoon40% of the busiest hour1 PM40% of the busiest hour2 PM45% of the busiest hour3 PM55% of the busiest hour4 PM70% of the busiest hour5 PM90% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM85% of the busiest hour8 PM60% of the busiest hour9 PM30% of the busiest hour10 PM15% of the busiest hour11 PM8% of the busiest hour

Great Blue Heron is most seen 7–9 AM and 5–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Great Blue Heron sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	4%
1 AM	3%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	5%
5 AM	35%
6 AM	80%
7 AM	95%
8 AM	85%
9 AM	70%
10 AM	55%
11 AM	45%
Noon	40%
1 PM	40%
2 PM	45%
3 PM	55%
4 PM	70%
5 PM	90%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	85%
8 PM	60%
9 PM	30%
10 PM	15%
11 PM	8%

Where to look

Sleeping Bear Dunes spots that mention Great Blue Heron

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Great Blue Heron. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightCrystal River AccessA gentle paddle with an optional three-tube culvert passage.

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27 sightingsPiping PloverCharadrius melodusMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

70 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 9 AM–3 PMSighting map

56 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

68 sightingsSandhill CraneAntigone canadensisMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

58 sightingsPorcupineErethizon dorsatumMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

31 sightingsLoonGavia immerMost seen 8–11 AM & 3–7 PMSighting map

18 sightingsBarred OwlStrix variaMost seen 7–10 PMSighting map

32 sightingsPileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusMost seen 7–10 AMSighting map

Where to see Great Blue Heron in Sleeping Bear Dunes