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Louie Dombroski

3/31/2018

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Greater Scaup  200
Lesser Scaup  8
scaup sp.  2100 
Long-tailed Duck  8
Common Loon  1
Great Egret  5
Bonaparte's Gull  2
Tree Swallow  2
Bay City SRA, Ba
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Jason Bojczyk

3/31/2018

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​Snow/Ross's Goose-7
Canada Goose-423+
Tundra Swan-9
Wood Duck-48
Red-throated Loon-1
Common Loon-4
Double-crested Cormorant-2
Great Blue Heron-2
American Woodcock-2
Glaucous Gull-1
Eastern Phoebe-3
American Crow-22
Red-breasted Nuthatch-2
Brown Creeper-1
Golden-crowned Kinglet-3
American Robin-398+
European Starling-180+
Yellow-rumped Warbler-1+
Song Sparrow-114+
Swamp Sparrow-1
Red-winged Blackbird-386+
Brown-headed Cowbird-206+
Common Grackle-210+
Blackbird Sp.-540+
Common Redpoll-1
Tawas Point, Io
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Monica Essenmacher

3/31/2018

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1 Ring-necked Pheasant
3 Turkey Vulture
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Eastern Bluebird
102 American Robin
12 Cedar Waxwing
9 Song Sparrow
1 Eastern Meadowlark
2633 Lapland Longspur

21 Tundra Swan

3 Common Merganser
1 Great Blue Heron
28 Turkey Vulture
5 Sharp-shinned Hawk
3 Cooper's Hawk
2 Northern Goshawk 
3 Bald Eagle
3 Red-shouldered Hawk
3 Red-tailed Hawk
4 Sandhill Crane
Sand Rd, Hu









Port Crescent Hawk Watch, Hu
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Monica wrote, "Came upon a large flight of longspurs flying over the road. Stopped to count   Used clicker and counting by tens when birds were flying by in numbers too large for clicker to keep up. Timed them: rate of around 100-200+ a minute, tending to come in waves with significant pauses in between. I would think the flight had ended, and it would start up once more. Who knows how many had passed before I happened upon them!  This is the second massive longspur flight I’ve witnessed at the top of the Thumb!  Time spent:38 min  Note:  I left before the flight ended  to go look for hawks. Unreal."
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Jason Bojczyk

3/29/2018

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​Wood Duck-31
Canvasback-1
Redhead-3,755+
Common Loon-1
Horned Grebe-2
Double-crested Cormorant-1
American Woodcock-1
Bonaparte's Gull-1
Snowy Owl-1
Northern Flicker-2
American Kestrel-1
Merlin-1
Brown Creeper-5
Swamp Sparrow-1
Song Sparrow-41+
Common Redpoll-2
Tawas Point, Io
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Roger Eriksson

3/29/2018

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16 Canada Goose 
2700 Redhead 
8 Greater Scaup 
12 Red-breasted Merganser 
218 Ring-billed Gull ​
Alabaster Twp, Io
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Wayne Shawl

3/29/2018

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Ruffed Grouse  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Sandhill Crane  5 
Killdeer  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  3
American Tree Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  14
Rusty Blackbird  3
Common Grackle  5
Purple Finch  4
Pine Siskin  25
American Goldfinch  7
Cooke Dam Area, Io
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Jason Bojczyk & Phil Odum

3/28/2018

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Blue-winged Teal-1
Redhead-3,162
Long-tailed Duck-1,046
Common Loon-3
Pied-billed Grebe-2
Horned Grebe-3
Northern Goshawk-1
Sandhill Crane-9
Belted Kingfisher-1
Pileated Woodpecker-1
Eastern Phoebe-1
Common Raven-1
American Robin-110+
Cedar Waxwing-5
Yellow-rumped Warbler-1
Common Redpoll-1

1000 Ring-billed Gull -- Est.
250 Herring Gull -- Est.
1 Iceland Gull (kumlieni) -- 1st cycle
18 Glaucous Gull -- 9 - 1st cycle.1-2nd cycle 1-3rd cycle 7-adult

Blue-winged Teal  3
Northern Shoveler  150
Gadwall  160
Green-winged Teal  220
Northern Pintail  300
Dunlin  1
Pectoral Sandpiper  2
Great Egret  8
Snowy Owl  13
Tawas Point, Io


















​Whitefeather Landfill, Ba





Nayanquing Point, Ba
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Michael Stoner

3/28/2018

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Tundra Swan  3300
Pinconning Twp, Ba
Michael wrote, "I have been anticipating seeing large flocks of swans since they usually show up about this time of year, but I wasn't expecting to see as many. This morning, a little after 8:00 am, they starting flying westward over the house. In less than 45 minutes I counted more than 3,300 swans in wave after wave. I've seen as many as 1,000 in a day, but this was by far the greatest number in so short a time. It was quite astounding."
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Monica Essenmacher

3/28/2018

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18 Tundra Swan
2400 Canvasback
55 Redhead
80 Greater Scaup
40 Lesser Scaup
4 Bufflehead
11 Common Goldeneye
8 Hooded Merganser
15 Common Merganser
2 Red-breasted Merganser
Pinconning County Park, Ba
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Craig Schafer

3/28/2018

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Snowy Owl 2

Snowy owl 2
Short-eared Owl 2
Ring-necked Pheasant 15

Snowy Owl 4
Merlin 1
Cass City Rd, Tu

Rogers Rd, Tu



​Fish Point, Tu
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Monica Essenmacher

3/28/2018

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29 Tundra Swan
16 American Wigeon
2 Northern Pintail
9 Redhead
184 Greater Scaup
10 Lesser Scaup
6 Bufflehead
45 Common Goldeneye
2 Common Merganser
3 Wild Turkey
1 Great Egret
27 Sandhill Crane
Nayanquing Point, Ba
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Jason Bojczyk

3/27/2018

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​Tundra Swan-28
Wood Duck-17
American Wigeon-23
Northern Pintail-26
Redhead-3,131
Green-winged Teal-3
Pied-billed Grebe-2
Horned Grebe-5
Killdeer-112
American Woodcock - 13+
Glaucous Gull-3
Belted Kingfisher-1
American Robin-966+
Yellow-rumped Warbler-1
Song Sparrow-29
Eastern Meadowlark-6
Red-winged Blackbird-410+
Rusty Blackbird-2
Common Grackle-418+
Blackbird Sp.-330+
Common Redpoll-1
Tawas Point, Io
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Phil Odum

3/27/2018

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2 Tundra Swan 
1 Wood Duck 
6 American Wigeon 
3 Green-winged Teal 
200 Redhead 
10 Greater Scaup 
5 Long-tailed Duck 
8 Bufflehead 
3 Common Goldeneye 
2 Hooded Merganser 
21 Common Merganser 
1 Horned Grebe 
24 Killdeer 
3 Glaucous Gull 
1 Belted Kingfisher 
1 Merlin 
1 Eastern Bluebird 
84 American Robin 
7 Song Sparrow 
4 Eastern Meadowlark 
1 Rusty Blackbird 
1 Common Redpoll 
2 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, Io
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Roger Eriksson

3/27/2018

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55 Common Goldeneye 
76 Common Merganser 
3 Red-breasted Merganser 
52 Herring Gull 
3 Glaucous Gull 
4 Great Black-backed Gull  
1 Merlin 

1 Eastern Towhee
Tawas Bay/Tawas Bay Yacht Club, Io







Baldwin Twp Home, Io
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Ryan Dziedzic & Mic Hamas

3/27/2018

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Common Merganser  6
Great Egret  2

Wild Turkey  2
Killdeer  2
Snowy Owl  1
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Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  2
Killdeer  5
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
American Kestrel  1
American Robin  5
American Tree Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  8
Rusty Blackbird  2
Ted Putz Nature Area, BA

Arms Road, BA




Hampton Twp. Nature Trail, BA



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Roger Eriksson

3/27/2018

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118 Canada Goose 
4 Trumpeter Swan 
6 Wood Duck 
4 Gadwall 
3 American Wigeon 
88 Mallard 
1 Northern Pintail 
12 Canvasback 
224 Redhead 
448 Ring-necked Duck 
96 Greater Scaup 
32 Lesser Scaup 
29 Bufflehead 
28 Common Goldeneye 
24 Hooded Merganser 
1 Great Blue Heron 
2 Sandhill Crane ​
Tawas Lake, Io
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John Porath

3/26/2018

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Canada Goose  150
American Wigeon  6
Mallard  20
Ring-necked Duck  8
Bufflehead  2
Hooded Merganser  2
Common Merganser  10
Killdeer  1

​Redhead  150

Ring-necked Duck  25
Greater Scaup  30
Lesser Scaup  10
Bufflehead  8
Common Merganser  50
Bald Eagle  1
Killdeer  1
Glaucous Gull  3
Standish Sewage Lagoons, Ar







Bay/Arenac Rd/Saginaw Bay, Ar
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Jason Bojczyk

3/26/2018

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​Tundra Swan-7
Redhead-3,000+
Greater Scaup-20+
Common Loon-1
Loon Sp.-1
Pied-billed Grebe-1
Horned Grebe-2
Turkey Vulture-22
Sandhill Crane-5
Glaucous Gull-2
Snowy Owl-1
Merlin-1
Brown Creeper-1
American Robin-84
Red-winged Blackbird-320
Brown-headed Cowbird-53
Common Grackle-118
Blackbird Sp.-70
Common Redpoll-1
​American Woodcock  14
Tawas Point, Io
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Monica Essenmacher & Dan Duso

3/26/2018

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70 Tundra Swan
1 Great Egret
1 BLACK VULTURE
56 Turkey Vulture 
3 Sharp-shinned Hawk
8 Cooper's Hawk
6 Bald Eagle 
40 Red-shouldered Hawk
24 Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)
3 Rough-legged Hawk
68 Sandhill Crane
11 Killdeer
1 Glaucous Gull
1 American Kestrel

Snowy Owl  1
Port Crescent Hawk Watch, Hu
​   Kinch Rd Site













Essexville, Ba
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Joe Soehnel

3/26/2018

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Tundra Swan  25
Wood Duck  18
Gadwall  12
American Wigeon  126
Mallard  35
American Black Duck  6
Northern Pintail  7
Canvasback  3
Redhead  40
Ring-necked Duck  137
Bufflehead  8
Hooded Merganser  2
Common Merganser  6
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Turkey Vulture  5
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Sandhill Crane  4
Killdeer  3
Wilson's Snipe  1
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  1
Song Sparrow  16
Shiawassee NWR, Sa
   Ferguson Bayou Trail
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Phil Odum

3/24/2018

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4 Redhead 
1 White-winged Scoter 
10 Long-tailed Duck 
5 Bufflehead 
10 Common Merganser 
1 Common Raven 
14 American Tree Sparrow 
1 Common Redpoll
12 Pine Siskin

Tawas Point, Io
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Roger Eriksson

3/24/2018

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136 Canada Goose 
2 Wood Duck 
72 Mallard 
148 Redhead 
372 Ring-necked Duck 
26 Lesser Scaup 
43 Bufflehead 
28 Common Goldeneye 
7 Hooded Merganser 
232 Common Merganser 
2 Bald Eagle

Killdeer  1
​Northern Shrike  1

Tawas Lake, Io











​Wood Rd, Io
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Phil Odum

3/23/2018

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6 Bufflehead 
4 Hooded Merganser 
5 Common Merganser 
10 Common Grackle 
4 House Finch 
2 Common Redpoll 
10 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, Io
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Joe Soehnel

3/23/2018

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Tundra Swan  75
Northern Shoveler  1
Greater/Lesser Scaup  350
Hooded Merganser  6
Common Merganser  4
Great Blue Heron  6
Great Egret  1
Bald Eagle  23
American Coot  1
Herring Gull  275
Glaucous Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  11    
Snowy Owl  1
American Kestrel  1
Karn Plant, Ba
  (Restricted access)
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David Peters

3/23/2018

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Sandhill Crane  769
Shiawassee NWR, Sa
From a single moist soil unit!
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