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Monica Essenmacher

1/31/2017

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1 Ring-necked Pheasant
1 Northern Harrier
1 Red-tailed Hawk
5 Mourning Dove
1 Eastern Screech-Owl
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Northern Shrike
3 American Crow
7 Horned Lark
16 European Starling
2 American Pipit
13 American Tree Sparrow 
1 Northern Cardinal

Snowy Owl   1

​Red-headed Woodpecker  1
Fish Point, TU













Unionville Rd, TU

Hume Twp, TU​
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Monica Essenmacher

1/30/2017

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4 Mallard
66 Common Goldeneye
4 Common Merganser
131 Wild Turkey 
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 American Crow
3 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Eastern Bluebird
Tittabawassee River Rd, MI
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Doug Jackson

1/30/2017

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​Rough-Legged Hawk 5
Red-Tailed Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
AuGres/Turner Twp, AR
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Doug Jackson

1/29/2017

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Cooper's Hawk  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Forest Lake Home Feeders, AR
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Michael Nelson

1/28/2017

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Northern Flicker  1
​White-crowned Sparrow  1
Monitor Twp Home Feeders, BA
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Ryan Dziedzic

1/28/2017

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Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Mallard  58
Common Goldeneye  120
Common Merganser  24

Canada Goose  2

Mute Swan  18
American Black Duck  1
Common Goldeneye  102
Common Merganser  47
Bald Eagle  1
Herring Gull  1
Jerome Twp., MI

Sanford Lake Marina, MI



​Sanford Lane (Anna Lane), MI
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Michael Nelson

1/27/2017

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Snowy Owl               2

Snowy Owl               2   
American Kestrel      2          
Vassar Rd Area, TU

Ringle Rd Area, TU
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Monica Essenmacher

1/27/2017

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10 Canada Goose                                          Saginaw Bay @ Linwood Rd, BA
41 Mute Swan
3 Common Goldeneye
5 Bald Eagle
212 Herring Gull
2 Glaucous Gull
24 Great Black-backed Gull 
70 Larus sp.

1 Common Grackle                                         Linwood, BA

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Ryan Dziedzic

1/27/2017

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Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Merlin  1   
Black-capped Chickadee  14
Snow Bunting  1
American Tree Sparrow  4
Dark-eyed Junco  9
Northern Cardinal  3
American Goldfinch  17
Oil City area, MI 

​Yard birds!
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Roger Eriksson

1/25/2017

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12 Mallard 
7 Common Goldeneye 
87 Common Merganser 
29 Red-breasted Merganser 

66 Mallard 
34 Common Goldeneye 
15 Common Merganser 
24 Red-breasted Merganser 
6 Herring Gull 
National Gypsum Dock, IO




Gateway Park, IO
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Wayne Pierantoni

1/25/2017

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Ring-billed Gull                  67
Herring Gull                         3
Glaucous Gull                      1
Red-breasted Merganser   52
Common Merganser        154
Bufflehead                            1
Caseville, HU
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Joe Soehnel

1/23/2017

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Snow Goose  1  
Canada Goose  150
Gadwall  1
American Black Duck  4
Mallard  500
Northern Pintail  1   
American Kestrel  1

Hampton Twp/Jones Rd North End, BA
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John Porath

1/23/2017

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Snow Goose  1    
Canada Goose  26
American Black Duck  4
Mallard  400  
Hampton Twp/Jones Rd End,  BA
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Monica Essenmacher

1/22/2017

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Eastern Screech Owl  1
Beaver Twp, BA
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Roger Eriksson

1/22/2017

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24 Mourning Dove 
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 
2 Downy Woodpecker 
17 Black-capped Chickadee 
3 White-breasted Nuthatch 
4 Golden-crowned Kinglet
22 European Starling 
1 Northern Cardinal 
1 House Finch 
5 American Goldfinch 
2 House Sparrow 
Tawas Point, IO
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Joe Soehnel

1/21/2017

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Redhead  15
Long-tailed Duck  2
Common Goldeneye  1200
Hooded Merganser  18
Common Merganser  25
Double-crested Cormorant  12 
Great Blue Heron  1
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  27   
Herring Gull  8
Great Black-backed Gull  2

Canada Goose  163
American Black Duck  16
Mallard   712
Gadwall  12
Northern Pintail  8
Karn Plant, BA
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Jones Rd, BA

It was an amazing difference in the number and diversity of waterbirds compared to the previous Saturday as the temps rose and the open water greatly expanded at the Karn Plant.  Scroll down if you care to compare the numbers.

This flooded farm field on the west side of the end of Jones Rd looked like the middle of March instead of the third week in January with open water, no snow, and plenty of waterfowl swimming around and feeding.
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Jason Bojczyk

1/19/2017

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Mallard-2
Great Black-backed Gull-1
Mourning Dove-39
White-breasted Nuthatch-3
Cedar Waxwing-233
Snow Bunting-1

Eastern Bluebird-3

American Kestrel-1

Rough-legged Hawk-1

Rough-legged Hawk-2
American Kestrel-1
Tawas Point, IO






Bischoff Rd, IO

N. Kobs Rd, IO

N. Binder Rd, IO

N. Britt Rd, IO
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Jason Bojczyk

1/18/2017

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​American Robin-40+
Purple Finch-8

Trumpeter Swan-1

White-winged Scoter-1
Red-breasted Merganser-150+
Ring-billed Gull-5+
Herring Gull-70+
Glaucous Gull-4
Great Black-backed Gull-3
Snow Bunting-254

Scaup Sp.-2
Snowy Owl-1
S. Lorenz Rd, IO


Gateway Park, IO

Shoreline Park, IO







Tawas Point, IO
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Craig Schafer

1/16/2017

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​Mallard 1
Common Goldeneye 200
Wild Turkey 31
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Shrike 1
Bluejay 4
American Crow 17
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 10
European Starling 8
American Tree Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Northern Cardinal 6
American Goldfinch 1
Tittabawassee River Rd, MI
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Michael Nelson

1/15/2017

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Cooper's Hawk   1  

Snowy Owl   1

Snowy Owl   1


Snowy Owl   1

Snowy Owl   1

Red-tailed Hawk 2  

American Kestrel  1
Merritt Twp, BA

Farley Rd, BA

Dutcher Rd, TU

Akron Rd, TU

Bradleyville Rd, TU

Munger Rd, BA
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John Porath

1/15/2017

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Golden Eagle  1
Caro Area, TU
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John Porath

1/14/2017

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Snowy Owl  1   
Peregrine Falcon  1 
Reese Area,  TU
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Joe Soehnel & John Porath

1/14/2017

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Mute Swan  82
Gadwall  12
American Black Duck  10
Mallard  1200
Northern Pintail  2    
Redhead  122
Ring-necked Duck  2
Lesser Scaup  1
Long-tailed Duck  1
Common Goldeneye  1400
Hooded Merganser  14
Common Merganser  150
Double-crested Cormorant  6
Great Blue Heron  2
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  84   
American Coot  7
Herring Gull  1133
Iceland Gull  1   
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1
Glaucous Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  17    
Karn Plant, BA
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Monica Essenmacher

1/14/2017

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2 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Blue Jay
5 American Crow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
16 Dark-eyed Junco
5 House Finch
35 American Goldfinch
51 House Sparrow
Fish Point, TU
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Ryan Dziedzic

1/14/2017

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Bald Eagle  1
Common Raven  2 
Geneva Twp., MI
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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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