Directions
Drive 15 miles north of the M-28/M-123 intersection or 6.5 miles south of Paradise. Lone Pine Road is an unmarked road on the east (right) side of M-123. It is about 1.5 miles south of the Tahquamenon River mouth stop. There is a parking lot on the south side of the road just off of M-123 with access to a creek. You can drive or walk to the end of the road which has views of Whitefish Bay.
Lone Pine Road
Whitefish Point Area
Birding Information
This is a great spot to stop and stretch your legs on your way to Whitefish Point. It offers a view of a unique wetland habitat. As you meander down Lone Pine Road watch for speckled alder stands which are great places to view swamp sparrows, Nashville warblers, American redstarts and common yellowthroats.
Listen for the "free-beer" call of alder flycatcher. The small creek that crosses the road can sometime house interesting waterfowl species like hooded merganser and green-winged teal. Venture to the end of the road for a view overlooking Whitefish Bay. Bald eagles and double-crested cormorants are a common sight here.
Spring and fall you may come across a flock of tundra swans feeding out in the bay or long-tailed ducks stopping over during migration. If you visit during the fall, you may notice a large number of shrubs in the wetland with brightly colored red-orange berries, Michigan holly also known as winterberry. In November and December these shrubs start to attract winter species like pine grosbeak and bohemian waxwing.
Area Information
Winterberry, or Michigan holly, is a deciduous holly shrub that is native to eastern North America and southeast Canada. Although winterberry can be toxic to humans, the inner bark of the plant was used as an astringent, antiseptic, cathartic, emetic and tonic in historic times.
Bathrooms
No
Parking
Yes
Road Birding
Yes
Hiking Trails
No
Viewing Platform
No
Winter Access
No
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