Most naturalists keep lists. Birds are almost always listed even during casual visits where family is the theme. We saw and/or heard the following 72 species of birds during mid-July family explorations of Drummond Island, Michigan during 2019.
Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, American Bittern, Great Blue Heron , Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Mallard, Common Merganser, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, Osprey, Sharp-tailed Grouse, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Caspian Tern, Common Tern, Common Nighthawk, Chimney Swift, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Great-crested Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Bluejay, Common Raven, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Winter Wren, Sedge Wren, Marsh Wren, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Wood Thrush, Veery, Hermit Thrush, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwing, Nashville Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Pine Warbler, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch