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Jason Bojczyk

2/28/2018

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Canada Goose-286+
Mute Swan-1
Mallard-146+
Northern Pintail-6
Redhead-97
White-winged Scoter-4
Long-tailed Duck-610+
Bufflehead-4
Common Goldeneye-27
Common Merganser-49
Red-breasted Merganser-21
Duck Sp.-71
Horned Grebe-2
Bald Eagle-7
Killdeer-5
Ring-billed Gull-3
Herring Gull-175+
Glaucous Gull-4
Great Back-backed Gull-2
Mourning Dove-18
Snowy Owl-1
Red-bellied Woodpecker-2
Downy Woodpecker-1
Blue Jay-16
American Crow-57
Horned Lark-36
Black-capped Chickadee-4
Tufted Titmouse-3
White-breasted Nuthatch-1
Eastern Bluebird-3
American Robin-39
European Starling-79
Cedar Waxwing-5
Snow Bunting-21
Yellow-rumped Warbler-1
American Tree Sparrow-7
Dark-eyed Junco-4
Song Sparrow-3
Northern Cardinal-2
Eastern Meadowlark-1+
Red-winged Blackbird-512
Brown-headed Cowbird-2
Common Grackle-53
Purple Finch-2
Common Redpoll-13
Pine Siskin-12+
American Goldfinch-3
House Sparrow-3

Common Raven-2

Ross's Goose-1
Greater White-fronted Goose-35+
Cackling Goose-1
Canada Goose-2,500+
Wood Duck-2
Northern Shoveler-15+
Gadwall-15+
American Wigeon-225+
Mallard-750+
American Black Duck-12+
Northern Pintail-80+
Green-winged Teal-6
Redhead-120+
Ring-necked Duck-20+
Lesser Scaup-8
Common Merganser-2
Duck Sp.-600+
Bald Eagle-2
Sandhill Crane-4
American Woodcock-1
Ring-billed Gull-800+
Herring Gull-300+
Gull Sp.-400+
Horned Lark-2
European Starling-1
American Tree Sparrow-15+
Song Sparrow-7+
Northern Cardinal-3
Eastern Meadowlark-2+
Red-winged Blackbird-1,000+
Rusty Blackbird-3
Common Grackle-200+
Blackbird Sp.-500+
American Goldfinch-2​
Tawas Point, Io
















































Maloney Rd, Ba

Nayanquing Point, Ba
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Monica Essenmacher

2/28/2018

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180 Canada Goose
2 Common Goldeneye
2 Hooded Merganser
85 Common Merganser
4 Red-breasted Merganser
3 Double-crested Cormorant
14 Ring-billed Gull
2 Herring Gull

​Snowy Owl  1

4 Canada Goose

85 Canvasback
34 Redhead
1 Ring-necked Duck
10 Common Goldeneye
20 Common Merganser

7 Tundra Swan

3 Northern Harrier
2 Bald Eagle 
9 Red-shouldered Hawk 
3 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Rough-legged Hawk 
1 Killdeer
7 Eastern Bluebird
3 Eastern Meadowlark

26 Gadwall

28 American Wigeon
5 Northern Pintail
5 Sandhill Crane
5 Killdeer 
70 Ring-billed Gull
1 Horned Lark
13 Song Sparrow 
137 Red-winged Blackbird
35 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Rusty Blackbird
Filion Rd Terminus, Hu








Port Hope, Hu

​Rose Island Area, Hu






Port Crescent Hawk Watch/Kinch Rd Site, Hu









Fish Point, Tu
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Allen Chartier

2/28/2018

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Canada Goose  310
Wood Duck  6 
Northern Shoveler  8
Gadwall  2
American Wigeon  26
Mallard  500
American Black Duck  22
Northern Pintail  22
Canvasback  40   
Redhead  15
Greater Scaup  20
Bufflehead  2
Common Goldeneye  5
Common Merganser  60
Ruddy Duck  10    
Northern Harrier  2 
Sandhill Crane  2
Killdeer  5  
Ring-billed Gull  130
Herring Gull  25
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  7

Cackling Goose  1   

Canada Goose  63
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  2    
Red-tailed Hawk  7
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Killdeer  13    
Horned Lark  91
European Starling  138
Lapland Longspur  70  
Snow Bunting  572     
Fish Point, Tu






















​Columbia Twp, Tu
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Caleb Putnam/Joe Soehnel MAS/DNR Bird Tour

2/28/2018

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Canada Goose  770
Mute Swan  2
Tundra Swan  250
Northern Shoveler  4
Gadwall  14
American Wigeon  6
Mallard  1500
American Black Duck  15
Northern Pintail  150 
Redhead  152
Canvasback  5

Ring-necked Duck  35
Common Goldeneye  500

Common Merganser  300
Common Merganser  100
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  4    
Sandhill Crane  7
Killdeer  4
Ring-billed Gull  150
Great Black-backed Gull 1 imm
Belted Kingfisher  1

Horned Lark  9
Song Sparrow  5
Red-winged Blackbird  45
Fish Point, Tu

Special thanks to Jessica Adamczyk for posting/sharing eBird checklist!
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Phil Odum

2/28/2018

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58 Canada Goose 
5 Northern Pintail 
20 Redhead 
40 Long-tailed Duck 
2 Common Goldeneye 
12 Common Merganser 
2 Red-breasted Merganser 
2 Bald Eagle 
1 Eastern Bluebird 
9 American Robin 
12 European Starling 
4 American Tree Sparrow 
2 Dark-eyed Junco 
1 Song Sparrow -- P
2 Northern Cardinal 
1 Eastern Meadowlark -
30 Red-winged Blackbird 
3 Brown-headed Cowbird -
12 Common Grackle 
2 Common Redpoll 
12 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, Io
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John Porath

2/28/2018

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Snow Goose  4 
Canada Goose  1500   
Wood Duck  2   
Gadwall  2
American Wigeon  3
Northern Pintail  125    
Canvasback  14  
Ring-necked Duck  87  
Hooded Merganser  6
Common Merganser  11
Ring-necked Pheasant  1
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  7
American Coot  3
Sandhill Crane  150   
Pileated Woodpecker  3
Rusty Blackbird  26  
Common Grackle  22
Shiawassee NWR, Sa
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Craig Schafer

2/28/2018

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Canada Geese 300
Mallard 1
Great Horned Owl 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
American Robin 3
Dark-eyed Junco 25
Kochville Twp Home, Sa
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Phil Odum

2/27/2018

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170 Canada Goose 
56 Mallard 
1 American Black Duck 
5 Redhead 
3 Lesser Scaup 
1 White-winged Scoter 
41 Long-tailed Duck 
4 Common Goldeneye 
25 Common Merganser 
1 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Northern Harrier 
1 Bald Eagle 
1 Sandhill Crane 
3 Killdeer 
4 Glaucous Gull 
7 Great Black-backed Gull 
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 
31 American Crow 
74 Horned Lark 
1 Eastern Bluebird 
28 Cedar Waxwing 
4 Snow Bunting 
1 Northern Cardinal 
1 Eastern Meadowlark 
20 Red-winged Blackbird 
12 Common Grackle 
6 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, Io
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Jason Bojczyk

2/27/2018

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Canada Goose-227
American Wigeon-7
Mallard-154
American Black Duck-1
Redhead-25
Greater Scaup-2
Lesser Scaup-3
Ruffed Grouse-1
Sandhill Crane-1+
Killdeer-4
​American Woodcock - 1
Ring-billed Gull-3
Glaucous Gull-4
Great Black-backed Gull-6
Falcon Sp.-1
Merlin-1
American Crow-98
Horned Lark-114
Eastern Bluebird-10
American Robin-2
European Starling-192
Snow Bunting-13
Song Sparrow-2
Eastern Meadowlark-1
Red-winged Blackbird-183
Brown-headed Cowbird-1
Common Grackle-19
Purple Finch-2
Common Redpoll-3
Pine Siskin-2
House Sparrow-3
Tawas Point, Io
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Monica Essenmacher

2/27/2018

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54 Canada Goose
6 Tundra Swan
6 Common Goldeneye
24 Common Merganser
3 Turkey Vulture
1 Golden Eagle -- Imm
6 Northern Harrier
1 Cooper's Hawk
3 Bald Eagle 
11 Red-shouldered Hawk 
9 Red-tailed Hawk 
8 Rough-legged Hawk
2 Sandhill Crane
3 Killdeer
26 American Crow
13 Horned Lark
3 Eastern Bluebird
9 Lapland Longspur
7 Snow Bunting 
1 American Tree Sparrow
1 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Pine Siskin

​1 Snowy Owl
1 American Kestrel
1 Eastern Meadowlark 

1 Canvasback

4 Redhead
1 Ring-necked Duck
1 Greater Scaup
1 Common Goldeneye
5 Common Merganser
Port Crescent Hawk Watch/Kinch Rd Site, Hu





















Grindstone City, Hu



Port Austin Harbor, Hu
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Tess & Gary Nelkie

2/27/2018

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Canada Goose  19
Mallard  33
Lesser Scaup  3
Greater/Lesser Scaup  3
Long-tailed Duck  4
Common Goldeneye  6
Common Merganser  7
Killdeer  2
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  8
Glaucous Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Mourning Dove  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  10
Horned Lark  4
Black-capped Chickadee  2
European Starling  13
Snow Bunting  4
Eastern Meadowlark  1  
Red-winged Blackbird  7   
Common Grackle  2
Pine Siskin  16
Tawas Point, Io
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Phil Odum

2/27/2018

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14 Long-tailed Duck 
1 Common Merganser 
2 Red-breasted Merganser 
2 Bald Eagle 
11 Herring Gull 
14 Mourning Dove 
1 Snowy Owl 
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 
2 Downy Woodpecker 
47 American Crow 
4 Horned Lark 
2 Black-capped Chickadee 
1 Eastern Bluebird 
1 European Starling 
2 Snow Bunting 
4 Dark-eyed Junco 
1 Northern Cardinal 
2 Purple Finch 
5 Common Redpoll 
8 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, Io
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Jason Bojczyk

2/26/2018

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Canada Goose-36
Mallard-12
Scaup Sp.-3
Red-breasted Merganser-21
Bald Eagle-9
Red-shouldered Hawk-1
Ring-billed Gull-2
Herring Gull-53
Glaucous Gull-1
Great Black-backed Gull-2
Eastern Screech Owl - 1
Snowy Owl-1
American Crow-138
Common Raven-2
Horned Lark-51
Eastern Bluebird-1
European Starling-93
Snow Bunting-47
Red-winged Blackbird-35
Common Grackle-6
Purple Finch-4
Common Redpoll-12
Pine Siskin-10

Merlin - 1
Tawas Point, Io






















​East Tawas, Io
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Monica Essenmacher

2/26/2018

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22 Canada Goose
25 Mallard
14 Common Goldeneye
22 Common Merganser
2 Bald Eagle -- 3rd year
18 Ring-billed Gull
3 Herring Gull
2 American Crow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Pine Siskin

​6 Redhead

1 White-winged Scoter -- Adult female.
85 Common Goldeneye
282 Common Merganser
Sanford Lake, Mi










​Edenville, Mi
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Joe Soehnel

2/26/2018

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Canada Goose  350  
Wood Duck  1
Gadwall  2
American Wigeon  9  
Mallard  475
American Black Duck  4
Northern Pintail  12
Redhead  46
Bangor Twp/Dow Property North End, Ba
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Tess & Gary Nelkie

2/25/2018

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Snow Goose  1  Blue morph
Canada Goose  27
Trumpeter Swan  21
Tundra Swan  1
Mallard  8
American Black Duck  2
Common Goldeneye  78
Hooded Merganser  3
Ring-billed Gull  2
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  2
Iargo Springs, Io
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Phil Odum

2/24/2018

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5 Canada Goose 
58 Long-tailed Duck 
1 Bufflehead 
11 Common Goldeneye 
9 Common Merganser 
1 Bald Eagle 
9 Herring Gull 
30 Mourning Dove 
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 
1 Downy Woodpecker 
4 Blue Jay 
6 American Crow 
4 Black-capped Chickadee 
1 White-breasted Nuthatch 
5 Snow Bunting 
7 American Tree Sparrow 
1 Dark-eyed Junco 
1 Common Grackle 
4 Purple Finch 
6 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, Io
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Jeanne Henderson & Chippewa Nature Center Tour

2/24/2018

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​3 Snowy Owls
1 Great Horned Owl
1 American Kestrel
4 Red-tailed Hawks
Tuscola County
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Joe Soehnel & Phil Odum

2/24/2018

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Ring-billed Gull 75
Herring Gull 150
Glaucous Gull  1 imm
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 2nd cycle
Great Black-backed Gull  1 ad

American Black Duck  1
Gadwall  6
American Wigeon  1 male
Northern Pintail  4

Northern Pintail  1
Canvasback  12
Redhead  15
Greater/Lesser Scaup  20
Long-tailed Duck  1
Common Goldeneye  1660
Hooded Merganser  1
Common Merganser  30
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Horned Grebe  6
Double-crested Cormorant  13
Black-crowned Night Heron  1 imm
Bald Eagle  6
American Coot
Hewrring Gull  100
Great Black-backed Gull 2 imm
Saginaw River Mouth, Ba





Dow Property North End/Bangor Twp, Ba



Karn Plant, Ba
  ​(Restricted Access)
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Allen Chartier

2/24/2018

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Canada Goose  13
Mallard   11
Common Merganser   5
Bald Eagle   1
American Crow   2
Black-capped Chickadee   3
American Tree Sparrow   1
Dark-eyed Junco   2
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle   1 

Canada Goose  32

Red-tailed Hawk  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  40
Mourning Dove   2
American Kestrel   1
American Crow   55
Horned Lark  43
European Starling  74
Snow Bunting   97   
Red-winged Blackbird   25   
Common Grackle   2 
House Sparrow   22
Fish Point, Tu










​Columbia Twp, Tu
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Joe Soehnel

2/23/2018

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Snow Goose 1
Mallard  241
American Black Duck 4
Northern Pintail  18
Gadwall 4
American Wigeon  6
Wild Turkey  26

Ring-billed Gull  50
Herring Gull  75
Glaucous Gull 1 imm
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Bald Eagle  5
Cooper's Hawk  1

American Black Duck  8
Northern Pintail  4
​Redhead  12
Patterson Rd/Dow Deer Viewing Area, Ba






Saginaw River Mouth, Ba






Bangor Twp./Dow Property
​(North End), Ba
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Joe Soehnel

2/22/2018

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Snowy Owl  2
​American Robin  1
SE Boutell Grasslands, Ba
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Phil Odum

2/22/2018

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58 Long-tailed Duck 
27 Common Merganser 
2 Bald Eagle 
4 Herring Gull 
14 Mourning Dove 
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 
2 Downy Woodpecker 
1 Pileated Woodpecker 
2 Blue Jay 
6 American Crow 
2 Black-capped Chickadee 
1 White-breasted Nuthatch 
2 American Robin 
6 American Tree Sparrow 
2 Dark-eyed Junco 
2 Northern Cardinal 
1 Red-winged Blackbird 
6 Purple Finch 
8 Common Redpoll 
46 Pine Siskin 
2 American Goldfinch 
Tawas Point, Io
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Joe Soehnel

2/21/2018

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Eastern Screech Owl (Red Morph)  1

American Black Duck  6
Northern Pintail  19
Green-winged Teal  3
Red-winged Blackbird  6

Snow Goose  1
​Ring-necked Duck  1
Hampton Twp Home, Ba

Fish Point, Tu




Ridge & Jones Rd Park, Ba
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Kim LeBlanc

2/21/2018

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Snowy Owl  1
Smith Crossing Rd, Mi
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    • HU = Huron
    • IO = Iosco
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    • TU = Tuscola
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