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Joe Soehnel

1/31/2015

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Mute Swan  62                                                     Karn Plant, BA
American Black Duck  32                                       (Restricted Access)
Mallard  823
Redhead  8
Greater Scaup  103
Lesser Scaup  6
Common Goldeneye  1030  
Hooded Merganser  12
Common Merganser  34
Double-crested Cormorant  5 
Bald Eagle  5
Snowy Owl  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
American Kestrel  1
American Robin  72

The robins are attracted to a narrow, shallow ditch that remains open due to a warm water outflow.  The area has attracted overwintering robins for several years in the same location.  I was able to easily count them as they flew across the road  as I drove alongside the roughly 150 meter ditch line.
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Doug Jackson

1/30/2015

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Red-headed Woodpecker 1                                Round Lake Campground, IO
White-breasted Nuthatch 1

American Kestrel 3                                                 Arenac County
Rough-legged Hawk 10                                             (various twps)
Bald Eagle 7
American Tree Sparrow 16
Dark-eyed Junco 30
Ring-necked Pheasant 6
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Larry Abraham

1/30/2015

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4  Snowy Owl                                                  Fry/Bishop/Sloan Rd Area, SA
4  Red-tailed Hawk
2  Rough-legged Hawk
2  N. Harrier
1  Bald Eagle
180  Snow Bunting

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Joe Soehnel

1/30/2015

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Peregrine Falcon  1                                              Bay City - City Hall, BA
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Kim Winchell

1/30/2015

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Northern Flicker   1                                              Freeland Area, SA
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Joe Soehnel

1/28/2015

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Rough-legged Hawk  2
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle 1 ad
Long-eared Owl  2
Brown Creeper  2
American Tree Sparrow  42

Northern Harrier  1 male
Mourning Dove  113
Snowy Owl  1

Barred Owl  1
Pileated Woodpecker  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  6



Ferguson Bayou Trail, SA






Bishop Rd/Prairie Farm Area, SA



Ringwood Forest, SA
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Doug Jackson - Arenac Twp, AR

1/28/2015

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Picture
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David Peters

1/28/2015

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Red-shouldered Hawk  1                                   Wicke's Park, SA
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Michael Nelson

1/27/2015

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Turkey                  12                          Bradford Rd. N. of Elwood 
Red-tailed Hawk 1                            M-25 (Feeding on road-kill)
Snowy Owl               1                      Bradleyville Rd. S. of Darbee


Bald Eagle              1                        Bradleyville Rd. N. of Elwood (on road-kill)
Am. Kestrel             2
Horned Lark             4

Am. Kestrel             2                        Garfield Rd. area, BA
Am. Tree Sparrow        12


Northern Flicker        1                      Frequently Visits feeder Monitor Twp.
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Larry & Sue Vanwagoner

1/25/2015

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Red-headed Woodpecker  13                                 Sand Lake Area, IO
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Louie Dombroski

1/24/2015

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6       American Black Duck                                Middlegrounds, BA
410   Mallard
9       Common Merganser
1       Black-crowned Night-Heron - imm

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Wayne & Toni Shawl

1/24/2015

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Ring-necked Pheasant  1                                   Herr Rd, AR
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  12   3 ad / 9 imm
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Rough-legged Hawk  3
Snowy Owl  1
American Crow  9
Common Raven  2
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Joe Soehnel

1/24/2015

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American Black Duck  24                                    Karn Plant, BA
Mallard  423                                                              (Restricted Access)
Redhead  8
Greater Scaup  77
Lesser Scaup  1
Common Goldeneye  1198  
Hooded Merganser  21
Common Merganser  27
Horned Grebe  1   
Snowy Owl  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Picture
Picture
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Doug Jackson

1/23/2015

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Rough-legged Hawk   1                                       Turner Twp, AR
Snowy Owl  1

Snowy Owl  1                                                         Sims Twp, AR
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Ryan Dziedzic

1/23/2015

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Northern Harrier  1                                              Jasper Twp, MI
Bald Eagle  1     Sub-adult
Red-tailed Hawk  4
Rough-legged Hawk  4  
Hairy Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Horned Lark  65
Snow Bunting  3
American Tree Sparrow  43
Dark-eyed Junco  30
American Goldfinch  15


Greater/Lesser Scaup  15                               Whiting Overlook, MI
Common Goldeneye  22
Common Merganser  11 
Red-breasted Merganser  1 
Bald Eagle  1
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Ryan Dziedzic

1/21/2015

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Red-shouldered Hawk  1                                    Jasper Twp, MI
Red-tailed Hawk  6
Rough-legged Hawk  2  
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  7
Mourning Dove  50
American Kestrel  2
Horned Lark  67
Snow Bunting  150
American Tree Sparrow  25


Red-shouldered Hawk  1                                   Greendale Twp, MI
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
Common Redpoll  14 



Bald Eagle  2                                                       Geneva Twp, MI
Rough-legged Hawk  2  
American Kestrel  2
Northern Shrike  1
Blue Jay  14
American Crow  32
Black-capped Chickadee  11European Starling  70
American Tree Sparrow  65
Song Sparrow  1 
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Joe Soehnel & David Peters w/Wayne Shawl on "Y" Rd

1/19/2015

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Long-tailed Duck  189                                        Baldwin Resort Rd, IO
Herring Gull  8
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Common Redpoll  51

Blue Jay  127+ (incredible numbers up there!)                 Iosco County 

Trumpeter Swan  79                                             "Y" Road below Cooke Dam, IO
American Black Duck  28
Hooded Merganser  1 male
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  2
Pied-billed Grebe 1 (A surprise!)
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Common Raven  2

Red-headed Woodpecker  1                               Sand Lake Area, IO

Ruffed Grouse  1                                                  M-65, IO
Red-tailed Hawk 1

It's always great birding on a wintry January day in Iosco County.  Thanks for the "Y" Road drive, Wayne and for your great birding location, Jane! 
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Roger Eriksson

1/19/2015

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Bald Eagle  5                                                        Noggle Rd Area, AR
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk  6


American Black Duck  12                                    Middlegrounds, BA
Mallard  600
Common Merganser  35
Herring Gull  2
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Roger Eriksson

1/18/2015

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Red-bellied Woodpecker  1                                East Tawas Yard/Subdivision, IO
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  11
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
American Tree Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  1
White-crowned Sparrow  1   
Northern Cardinal  1     female
American Goldfinch  2
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Ryan Dziedzic

1/17/2015

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Rough-legged Hawk 
Snowy Owl      
American Kestrel 
Horned Lark     
European Starling  
Snow Bunting  
2
1
2
50
1000
100
Jasper Twp., MI
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Joe Soehnel

1/17/2015

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Song Sparrow 1 (Continuing @ my feeders)                    Hampton Twp, BA

American Black Duck  16                                                   Karn Plant, BA
Redhead  11                                                                            (Restricted Access)
Greater Scaup  53
Lesser Scaup  1
Common Goldeneye  1178
Hooded Merganser  26
Bald Eagle  6 ad
Snowy Owl  1
Peregrine Falcon  2
American Robin  2
Horned Lark  11

A pair of Peregrine Falcons (PEFA) were hunting Rock Pigeons (ROPI) in tandem around the tall smoke stack of the Karn Plant. They would lift then swoop down in rapid descent after their prey. All of the ROPI scattered, leaving just the PEFA pair to swoop around the stack with great ease in the strong southerly breeze. An hour and a half later, I noted them flying above the Weadock building and one of them had a ROPI in tow. Both PEFA then disappeared on top of the Weadock building to consume their prey.


Ring-necked Pheasant  32                                      S.E. Boutell Rd, BA
Snowy Owl  2                           
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Ryan Dziedzic

1/16/2015

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Rough-legged Hawk     
American Kestrel  
Northern Shrike 

Ruffed Grouse 
Common Raven 

Black-capped Chickadee 
Red-breasted Nuthatch 
Brown Creeper      

American Black Duck  
Mallard  
Redhead  
Common Goldeneye 
Common Merganser 
2
1
1

6
1

33
15
5

3
360
3
150
10
Geneva Twp., MI



AuSable State Forest, Geneva Twp., MI


Veterans' Memorial Park - Sanford, MI



Sanford Village Park, MI

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David Peters

1/16/2015

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Merlin   1                                                              Shiawassee NWR, SA
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Wayne Shawl

1/15/2015

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Trumpeter Swan  136                                         Below Cooke Dam, IO
American Black Duck  7
Mallard  25
Common Goldeneye  125
Common Merganser  6
Bald Eagle  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
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Marlene Wolber

1/15/2015

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Snowy Owl  1                                Fraser Rd between Chip and Townline Rds, BA
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