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Doug Jackson

1/31/2016

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Great Black-backed Gull  1 ad
Herring Gull 26
Pinconning Twp/M-13, BA
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Joe Soehnel & Craig Schafer

1/31/2016

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American Black Duck  7
Redhead  5
Greater Scaup  6
Lesser Scaup  1
Common Goldeneye  25
Common Merganser  35
Double-crested Cormorant  9 
Great Blue Heron  1
Bald Eagle  1
American Coot  13 
Herring Gull  5
Belted Kingfisher  1
Karn Plant, BA
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The mild weather in the past week really diminished the number of waterfowl as the open area of the bay greatly increased. 

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Joe Soehnel

1/31/2016

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Bald Eagle  1
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull 481
Saginaw River, BA
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Roger Eriksson

1/30/2016

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Cooper's Hawk  1
Herring Gull  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
American Tree Sparrow  3
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Pine Siskin  500   
American Goldfinch  45
Baldwin Twp Yard Birds, IO
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Joe Soehnel

1/29/2016

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GRAY CATBIRD (!)   1                                         Hampton Twp, BA

I was driving the country roads near home to look for a Northern Shrike for a new year bird.  I drove north on Pine to Consumer's guard gate and turned back.  Just before the railroad tracks, a robin-sized bird flew up from the ground into a bush.  I stopped and was shocked to discover it was a Gray Catbird.  I didn't have my camera so I went home and came back to the location.  It was still there and I was fortunate to get both photos and video.
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Roger Eriksson

1/28/2016

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Bald Eagle  2 
Rough-legged Hawk  1  
Common Raven  6
Black-capped Chickadee  11
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Tuttle Marsh, IO
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Craig Schafer

1/28/2016

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Eastern Bluebird  1

​Mourning dove 3
Red bellied woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Bluejay 1
American crow 1
Black capped Chickadee 16
Tufted Titmouse 3
White Breasted Nuthatch 12
Brown creeper 2
Golden crowned kinglet 2
American Tree Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 5
House Finch 43
American Goldfinch 3
Bay City SRA, BA

Tobico Marsh, BA
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Craig Schafer

1/28/2016

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Snowy Owl  1                                                  Portsmouth Twp/SE Boutell Rd, BA
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Roger Eriksson

1/27/2016

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Red-tailed Hawk  2
Rough-legged Hawk  12   
Snowy Owl  1  
Noggle Rd Area, AR
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Wayne & Toni Shawl

1/27/2016

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Common Goldeneye  5
Ruffed Grouse  4
Bald Eagle  1
Mourning Dove  12
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  4
Common Raven  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Loud Dam Rd, IO
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Roger Eriksson

1/25/2016

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Ring-necked Pheasant  11   
Rough-legged Hawk  3  
Noggle Rd Area, AR
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Roger Eriksson

1/24/2016

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Redhead  10
Long-tailed Duck  7
Bufflehead  2
Common Goldeneye  6
American Coot  1
Herring Gull  1
AuSable River Mouth, IO
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Larry Abraham

1/24/2016

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2   Snowy Owl (very white adults)
48  Tundra Swan
1   Rough-legged Hawk
3   Northern Harrier
4   Bald Eagle
1   Merlin
3   Am Kestrel
3   Red-tailed Hawk
8   Eastern Bluebird
106  Am Robin (in one flock)
Prairie Farm Area, SA
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Joe Soehnel

1/24/2016

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Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pine Siskin  3

Peregrine Falcon  2 ad

Northern Pintail - male
Bay City, BA (Craig S. feeders)


Bay City City Hall, BA

Middlegrounds, BA
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Joe Soehnel

1/23/2016

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American Black Duck  24
​Ring-necked Duck  1 male
Greater Scaup  6
Lesser Scaup  4
Redhead  4
Common Goldeneye  870
Common Merganser  120
American Coot  9
Great Blue Heron  9
Northern Harrier  1
​European Starling  930
Karn Plant, BA
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John Porath

1/22/2016

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Downy woodpecker  1
Cooper's hawk  1
Tree sparrow 18
Cardinal  1
Snowy owl 2
Common grackle 15
Bald eagle  1
Fish Point, TU
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Joe Soehnel

1/21/2016

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Bald Eagle  1
Great Horned Owl  2
​Eastern Screech Owl  3
Hampton Twp Nature Trail, BA

​Evening owling.
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Hudson Keenan

1/21/2016

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Snowy Owl  1
Warren Twp, MI  (Pike Rd one mile west of M-18)
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Wayne & Toni Shawl

1/20/2016

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Trumpeter Swan  127
Tundra Swan  2   
American Black Duck  7
Ring-necked Duck  1
Greater Scaup  4
Bufflehead  4
Common Goldeneye  54
Common Merganser  5
Ruffed Grouse  3
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Mourning Dove  9
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  4
Pileated Woodpecker  3
Blue Jay  27
American Crow  7
Common Raven  2
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
American Tree Sparrow  3
Dark-eyed Junco  12
Northern Cardinal  2
Purple Finch  2
Pine Siskin  150  
American Goldfinch  5
Cooke Dam Area, IO
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Michael Nelson

1/20/2016

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Northern Flicker  1
​Red-winged Blackbird  1
Monitor Twp, BA
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Joe Soehnel

1/20/2016

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Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
​American Crow  62

​Cedar Waxwing  86

Tundra Swan  44
Common Goldeneye  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Northern Harrier  4
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  5
Brown Creeper  2
American Tree Sparrow  338
American Goldfinch  111

​American Robin  57

Snowy Owl  1
Northern Harrier  1
​Cooper's Hawk  1
Fry Rd, SA


​Shiawassee NWR Headquarters, SA

​Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA
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M-13 South of M81, SA

SE Boutell Rd/Portsmouth Twp, BA
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Doug Jackson

1/20/2016

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Snowy Owl 1
Rough-legged Hawk 6
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Northern Harrier 1

Snowy Owl 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2

Common Grackle 1
Pine Siskin 65
American Goldfinch 35
AuGres Twp, AR




​Turner Twp, AR


Forest Lake Home Feeders, AR
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Craig Schafer

1/20/2016

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​Common Redpoll 1
Pine Sisken 1
American Goldfinch 8
House Finch 13
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Dark-eyed Junco 12
Bay City Home Feeders, BA
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Joe Soehnel

1/17/2016

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Gadwall  2
American Black Duck  47
Mallard  750   
Redhead  2
Ring-necked Duck  1
Greater Scaup  4
Lesser Scaup  3   
Bufflehead  2
Common Goldeneye  106
Hooded Merganser  19
Common Merganser  128
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  9 
Great Blue Heron  1
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  5
Great Black-backed Gull  1    
Belted Kingfisher  1
American Kestrel  1
Peregrine Falcon  2
Karn Plant, BA
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Doug Jackson

1/17/2016

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Rough-legged Hawk 12

Rough-legged Hawk  5

Bald Eagle 4
AuGres Twp, AR

​Turner Twp, AR
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    County Abbreviation Key:   
    • AR = Arenac
    • BA = Bay
    • HU = Huron
    • IO = Iosco
    • MI = Midland
    • SA = Saginaw
    • TU = Tuscola
    • SBA = Saginaw Bay Area

    Other Abbreviations:  
    • ​SRA = State Recreation Area; 
    • SWA = State Wildlife Area;
    • SGA = State Game Area; 
    • SF = State Forest;
    • NWR = National Wildlife Refuge;
    • IWMMP = Integrated Waterbird Management Monitoring Program; 
    • CDF = Containment Disposal Facility (Dredge Island).

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