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  • In Memorium: Joseph M. Soehnel

Joe Soehnel

2/13/2014

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Horned Grebe
American Robin
American Black Duck
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Horned Lark
Snow Bunting
Lapland Longspur
Red-shouldered Hawk
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Middlegrounds, BA
Discovery Way, MI
Sanford Dam Area, MI
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Midland City Forest, MI
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Larry VanWagoner

2/13/2014

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Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch  
Red-breasted Nuthatch  
Northern Cardinal  
Blue Jay  
Dark-eyed Junco   
American Goldfinch  
Downy Woodpecker 
Hairy Woodpecker 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Pileated Woodpecker 
Red-headed Woodpecker 
American Tree Sparrow  
Purple Finch  
European Starling  
American Robin   
Common Crow   
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Sand Lake Area, IO
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Doug Jackson

2/13/2014

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Snowy Owl
Eastern Bluebird
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Pinconning Twp, BA
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Melissa Eddy

2/12/2014

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Canvasback
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Sanford Dam, MI
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Wayne Shawl

2/11/2014

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Ruffed Grouse  
Mourning Dove  
Hairy Woodpecker  
Pileated Woodpecker 
Blue Jay 
Common Raven 
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch 
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Cooke Dam Area,IO
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Roger Eriksson

2/9/2014

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Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Bald Eagle
Rough-legged Hawk
American Black Duck
Hooded Merganser
Horned Grebe
Red-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
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Tawas Point, IO
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Whittemore Area, AR
Middlegrounds, BA
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I-75/M-84 Rest Area, BA
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Joe Soehnel

2/9/2014

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American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Robin
American Black Duck
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Horned Grebe
Bald Eagle
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I-75/M-84 Rest Area, BA
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Delta College Area, BA
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Middlegrounds, BA
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Larry Abraham

2/8/2014

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Snowy Owl
Snow Bunting
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Prairie Farm Area, SA
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Doug Jackson

2/8/2014

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Long-tailed Duck 
Bufflehead   
Scaup Species
Common Goldeneye 
Mute Swan 
Snow Bunting
Rough-legged Hawk
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AuSable River Mouth, IO
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Turner Twp, AR
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Steve Gasser

2/8/2014

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Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
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Prairie Farm Area, SA
Fergus Rd, Albee Twp, SA
Fergus Rd, St Charles Twp, SA
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Joe Soehnel

2/8/2014

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American Black Duck
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead
Long-tailed Duck
Bald Eagle
RED-THROATED LOON (Released)
Horned Grebe
Great Blue Heron
American Coot
Peregrine Falcon
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Consumer's Hot Ponds, BA - 
Sandy Miner, wildlife rehabilitator, called for me to ID a bird that she had picked up on Wednesday, Feb 5th in the retention basin on the east side of Bay City Mall on Wilder Rd.  She took it in, fed it, and I went over this morning and found it to be a basic plumed Red-throated Loon.  We released the bird at the mouth of Consumer's Power discharge channel today, Feb 8th, at 1100 hrs.  Interestingly, the "Hot Ponds" are nearly frozen over with the exception of two or three small areas out on the bay that likely are remaining open due to the waterbirds that are swimming/feeding in these reduced open water areas.  
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Roger Eriksson

2/8/2014

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Greater Scaup   
Long-tailed Duck  
Bufflehead   
Common Goldeneye 
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 
Herring Gull
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AuSable River Mouth, IO
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Ryan Dziedzic & Val Trabucchi

2/8/2014

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Cooper's Hawk
Snoy Owl
Northern Shrike
Horned Lark
Snow Bunting
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
American Black Duck
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Rough-legged Hawk
Snowy Owl
Snow Bunting
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Jasper Twp, MI
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Sanford Dam Area, MI
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Jasper Twp
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West Co. Line & Kent Rd; West County Line south of Laporte Rd; West County Line & Redstone Rd; Kent Rd between Coleman Rd & Lewis Rd.

Mount Haley Twp., MIDLAND: Laporte & Five Mile; Homer Rd just north of Tittabawassee Rd

Porter Twp., MIDLAND: Redstone Rd at Meridian

Jonesfield Twp., SAGINAW: Merrill Rd south of Dice Rd; Merrill Rd between Tittabawassee & Dice Rd
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Wayne Shawl

2/7/2014

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Trumpeter Swan  
Common Goldeneye  
Common Merganser  
Bald Eagle  
Ruffed Grouse  
Hairy Woodpecker  
Pileated Woodpecker 
Blue Jay 
Common Raven  
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch  
Dark-eyed Junco 
Purple Finch 
American Goldfinch  
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Cooke Dam Area, IO
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Doug Jackson

2/7/2014

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Rough-legged Hawk
American Crow
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Moffatt Twp, AR
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Sue Malski

2/7/2014

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White-winged Scoter
RED-THROATED LOON
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AuSable River Mouth, IO
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Roger Eriksson

2/7/2014

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Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Wurtsmith AFB, IO
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Joe Soehnel

2/4/2014

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American Black Duck
Bufflehead
Long-tailed Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Northern Harrier
Horned Grebe
Great Blue Heron
American Coot
Great Horned Owl
Snow Bunting
Song Sparrow
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Consumer's Hot Ponds, BA
The Hot Ponds can be reached  from the north end of Jones Rd and then walk  twenty minutes through the phragmites marsh to get to the open water.  Ice fishermen have a nice trail through the marsh and you can also take the deeply frozen channel right off the parking lot along the edge of Consumer's dike.  You can also get to the discharge channel mouth of the hot ponds by walking to the very northeast corner of Consumer's property and connecting with a fisherman's path between the phragmites and the dike.
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Dave Boon

2/4/2014

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Snowy Owl
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Cass & Dutcher Rd Area, TU
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Jacqui Wells & Gail Whitson

2/4/2014

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Snowy Owl
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Prairie Farm Area, SA
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Paul Roose

2/3/2014

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Snowy Owl
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Bishop/Fry Rds, SA
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Joe Soehnel

2/2/2014

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American Robin
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I-75/M-84 Rest Area, SA
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Ryan Dziedzic

2/2/2014

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Pileated Woodpecker
American Goldfinch 
Wild Turkey 
Cooper's Hawk 
Rough-legged Hawk 
Snowy Owl 
American Kestrel 
Ring-necked Pheasant 
Snowy Owl 
Horned Lark
Snowy Owl
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Oil City Area, MI
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Jonesfield Twp, SA
 Snowy Owl locations:  
  1. 2 (Kent and West County Line (1); Kent and Lewis (1))
  2. 2 (Meridian and Laporte (1); Laporte and 5 Mile (1))
  3. 5  (Merrill south of Tittabawasse (1), Dice west of Merrill (1); Merrill north of Frost (1), Tittabawassee and Fenmore (2))
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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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