Farmington Bay WMA Discover Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area . More than 200 different species have been documented on the management area.
Spring is a busy time as migrants flock in to gather food exposed by the melting ice.
Ducks and geese are the first to arrive late February. They are quickly followed by several species of shorebirds and wading birds in March and April. Several hundred thousand birds will visit during spring migration. This makes March through August the critical time since most birds are either sitting on eggs or attending to their young. Biologists have documented 57 bird species nesting at Farmington Bay.