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Monica Essenmacher

3/30/2019

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1 Snow Goose
3 Greater White-fronted Goose
410 Canada Goose
120 Tundra Swan
8 Blue-winged Teal
16 Northern Shoveler
38 American Wigeon
706 Mallard
5 American Black Duck
107 Northern Pintail
38 Green-winged Teal
10 Redhead
1 Ring-necked Duck
44 Lesser Scaup
28 Bufflehead
24 Common Goldeneye
1 Hooded Merganser
4 Common Merganser
1 Ring-necked Pheasant
1 Pied-billed Grebe
3 Mourning Dove
2 American Coot
83 Sandhill Crane
5 Killdeer
52 Ring-billed Gull
3 Herring Gull
2 Great Egret
1 Northern Harrier
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 American Kestrel
1 Horned Lark
5 American Robin
11 Common Redpoll
2 American Tree Sparrow
4 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
12 Song Sparrow
480 Red-winged Blackbird
3 Brown-headed Cowbird
52 Common Grackle
1 Northern Cardinal
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Monica Essenmacher

3/29/2019

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6 Greater White-fronted Goose
3 Cackling Goose
850 Canada Goose
2 Trumpeter Swan
645 Tundra Swan
13 Northern Shoveler
500 Mallard
33 Northern Pintail
9 Redhead
27 Ring-necked Duck
70 Greater Scaup
120 Lesser Scaup
14 Bufflehead
30 Common Goldeneye
5 Common Merganser
1 Ring-necked Pheasant
4 Pied-billed Grebe
4 Mourning Dove
77 Sandhill Crane
7 Killdeer
11 Ring-billed Gull
3 Herring Gull
1 LEAST BITTERN
1 Great Egret
1 Black-capped Chickadee
3 American Robin
1 House Finch
3 American Tree Sparrow
18 Song Sparrow
300 Red-winged Blackbird
15 Common Grackle
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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John Porath

3/29/2019

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Canada Goose  40
Northern Shoveler  1
Mallard  16
Ring-necked Pheasant  3
Wild Turkey  5
Sandhill Crane  2
Killdeer  2
Greater Yellowlegs  7
Ring-billed Gull  10
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  2    
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
American Kestrel  1
Tree Swallow  16    
American Robin  8
Song Sparrow  4
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Ferguson Bayou Trail (parking area), SA
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Monica Essenmacher

3/26/2019

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2 Mallard
2 Hooded Merganser
2 Ring-necked Pheasant
2 Mourning Dove
2 Sandhill Crane
1 Killdeer
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Northern Harrier
1 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk 
1 Rough-legged Hawk
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
1 Horned Lark
2 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Eastern Bluebird
3 American Robin
5 European Starling
4 Dark-eyed Junco 
1 Vesper Sparrow 
9 Song Sparrow
1 Eastern Meadowlark
24 Red-winged Blackbird
4 Common Grackle
2 Northern Cardinal

1 Snow Goose 

1 Ross's Goose 
1000 Canada Goose
412 Tundra Swan 
900 Mallard
44 Sandhill Crane
1 Northern Harrier
1 Belted Kingfisher
2 American Tree Sparrow 
1 Red-winged Blackbird 
Noggle Road, AR




























Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Lisa Keith

3/26/2019

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1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
6 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 American Goldfinch
5 Dark-eyed Junco
3 Song Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
2 House Sparrow
Williams Twp., SA
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John Porath

3/26/2019

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Canada Goose  185
Tundra Swan  47
Northern Shoveler  4
Mallard  300
American Black Duck  8
Northern Pintail  6
Mourning Dove  3
Sandhill Crane  2
Killdeer  2
Ring-billed Gull  16
Herring Gull  2
Merlin  1
Horned Lark  3
American Robin  2
European Starling  15
Song Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  52
Rusty Blackbird  36
Common Grackle  50
Northern Cardinal  1
House Sparrow  2
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Wayne Shawl

3/26/2019

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2  Wood Duck
4  Mallard
2  Bufflehead
9  Hooded Merganser
2  Common Merganser
1  Ruffed Grouse
3  Mourning Dove
1  Turkey Vulture
1  Cooper's Hawk
1  Northern Saw-whet Owl
2  Red-bellied Woodpecker
2  Downy Woodpecker
3  Hairy Woodpecker
2  Pileated Woodpecker
5  Blue Jay
1  Common Raven
6  Black-capped Chickadee
2  Tufted Titmouse
2  Red-breasted Nuthatch
3  White-breasted Nuthatch
1  Brown Creeper
1  American Robin
2  American Goldfinch
1  Song Sparrow
4  Red-winged Blackbird
5  Rusty Blackbird
3  Common Grackle
2  Northern Cardinal
Cooke Dam area, IO
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Monica Essenmacher

3/25/2019

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45 Canada Goose
83 Canvasback
65 Redhead
2 Ring-necked Duck
4 Greater Scaup
420 Lesser Scaup
1 HARLEQUIN DUCK
45 Common Goldeneye
6 Hooded Merganser
2 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Killdeer
2 Bald Eagle 
2 American Robin
2 Red-winged Blackbird

9 Canada Goose

8 Mute Swan
3 Tundra Swan
11 Northern Shoveler
4 Redhead
9 Greater Scaup
44 Common Goldeneye
1 Mourning Dove
45 Sandhill Crane
1 Killdeer
30 Ring-billed Gull
6 Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull 
2 Belted Kingfisher
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 American Crow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
2 American Pipit 
11 Common Redpoll
1 American Tree Sparrow
3 Song Sparrow
35 Common Grackle
End of Sagatoo Rd, AR














Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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John Porath

3/25/2019

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Canada Goose  125
Tundra Swan  28
Wood Duck  2
Northern Shoveler  10
Mallard  175
American Black Duck  2
Northern Pintail  2
Lesser Scaup  150
Greater/Lesser Scaup  300
Bufflehead  13
Common Goldeneye  17
Hooded Merganser  8
Mourning Dove  7
Sandhill Crane  6
Ring-billed Gull  24
Herring Gull  3
Bald Eagle  1
American Robin  9
European Starling  100
Common Redpoll  16
Red-winged Blackbird  100
Common Grackle  125
Northern Cardinal  1
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Ryan Dziedzic

3/25/2019

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Snowy Owl  1                                                           Mibellon Dairy, Jasper Twp., MI
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Allen Chartier

3/25/2019

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Wood Duck  7
Mourning Dove  2
Bald Eagle  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  6
American Tree Sparrow  15
Song Sparrow  7
Red-winged Blackbird  30
Rusty Blackbird  8
Common Grackle  15

Bald Eagle  2

Blue Jay  3
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  1
Brown Creeper  1     Singing!
American Tree Sparrow  18
Fox Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  8
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Rusty Blackbird  6
Common Grackle  10

Cackling Goose  6     
Canada Goose  2680
Mute Swan  1
Trumpeter Swan  9     
Tundra Swan  498
Northern Shoveler  192
Gadwall  411     
American Wigeon  501     
Mallard  877
American Black Duck  30
Northern Pintail  1666
Green-winged Teal  4
Canvasback  42
Redhead  20
Ring-necked Duck  70
Lesser Scaup  121     
Bufflehead  43
Common Goldeneye  1
Hooded Merganser  23
Common Merganser  275
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Mourning Dove  8
American Coot  5
Sandhill Crane  180
Killdeer  1
Ring-billed Gull  86
Herring Gull  13
Double-crested Cormorant  6
Northern Harrier  3
Bald Eagle  30     
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Rough-legged Hawk  2     
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
American Crow  15
Horned Lark  19
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Brown Creeper  1     
American Robin  8
European Starling  35
American Pipit  6    
American Goldfinch  2
Lapland Longspur  2
American Tree Sparrow  30
Song Sparrow  16
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Red-winged Blackbird  90
Rusty Blackbird  4
Common Grackle  35
House Sparrow  5

Canada Goose  201
Wood Duck  8
Blue-winged Teal  3
Northern Shoveler  25
Gadwall  6
American Wigeon  7
Mallard  44
American Black Duck  6
Green-winged Teal  6
Ring-necked Duck  163
Bufflehead  7
Hooded Merganser  5
Common Merganser  8
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Killdeer  2
Bald Eagle  6
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  1     Singing!
American Robin  4
Cedar Waxwing  2
American Tree Sparrow  16
Song Sparrow  7
Red-winged Blackbird  25
Common Grackle  8
House Sparrow  5
Bartel Rd, SA










Ferguson Bayou Trail, Shiawassee NWR, SA










Shiawassee NWR, SA

(Restricted access)















































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Shiawassee NWR (north), SA

(Restricted access)


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Ryan Dziedzic

3/24/2019

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Pine Siskin  1                                                                       Oil City area, MI
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Monica Essenmacher

3/24/2019

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2 Greater White-fronted Goose 
9 Canada Goose
1 Canvasback
1 Ring-necked Duck
16 Lesser Scaup
3 Common Goldeneye
5 Ring-billed Gull
3 American Robin
1 Song Sparrow
Grindstone City, HU
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Ryan Dziedzic

3/23/2019

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Sandhill Crane  6
Killdeer  1
Northern Harrier  2
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  4
Horned Lark  7
American Robin  5
European Starling  10
House Finch  3
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Song Sparrow  13
Eastern Meadowlark  6
Red-winged Blackbird  44
Common Grackle  5
Northern Cardinal  2

Wood Duck  2
Killdeer  6
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Downy Woodpecker  3
Blue Jay  17
American Crow  8
Horned Lark  1
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  3
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  10
European Starling  8
American Goldfinch  2
Field Sparrow  1    
American Tree Sparrow  10
Fox Sparrow (Red)  2
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Song Sparrow  12
Eastern Meadowlark  2
Red-winged Blackbird  23
Rusty Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  5
Northern Cardinal  6

Canada Goose  51

Mallard  45
Ring-necked Duck  10
Bufflehead  4
Common Goldeneye  5
Hooded Merganser  5
Common Merganser  8
Killdeer  1
Ring-billed Gull  8
Turkey Vulture  1

Canada Goose  50
Mallard  15
Redhead  25
Ring-necked Duck  100
Lesser Scaup  2
Bufflehead  13
Common Goldeneye  35
Hooded Merganser  20
Common Merganser  100
Mourning Dove  1
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  4
Bald Eagle  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Bluebird  1

Canada Goose  50
Mute Swan  4
Mallard  15
Redhead  30
Ring-necked Duck  150    
Lesser Scaup  1
Bufflehead  20
Common Goldeneye  25
Hooded Merganser  20
Common Merganser  200
Ring-billed Gull  12
Herring Gull  8
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Bluebird  1

Canada Goose  35
Wood Duck  6
Bufflehead  4
Common Goldeneye  5
Hooded Merganser  3
Sandhill Crane  2
Ring-billed Gull  25
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  2
American Crow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Common Grackle  25
Northern Cardinal  2
McNally Road, Geneva Twp., MI

















Nielson Road, Geneva Twp., MI
























Sanford Lake (Community Fishing Platform), MI​









Sanford Lake (Marina), MI















Sanford Lake (Anna Lane), MI














Charles & Ida Harper Overlook, MI












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Tom Calligaro

3/22/2019

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Tundra Swan  1000+
Frost & Kennely Rds, Thomas Twp., SA
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Tom Calligaro

3/21/2019

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Tundra Swan  1500+
Canada Goose  2000+

Sandhill Crane  1

​Northern Harrier  1
Thomas Twp. (M-52 & M-46), SA 


Dixie Hwy & Junction Rd., SA

M-81 & Knight Rd, SA
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Monica Essenmacher

3/20/2019

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65 Canada Goose
50 Tundra Swan
2 Mourning Dove
2 Sandhill Crane
4 Killdeer
4 Ring-billed Gull
38 Turkey Vulture
2 Northern Harrier
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Cooper's Hawk
6 Bald Eagle
43 Red-shouldered Hawk 
35 Red-tailed Hawk 
1 Rough-legged Hawk 
2 American Kestrel
35 American Crow
1 Horned Lark
2 Eastern Bluebird
1 American Goldfinch
8 Eastern Meadowlark
30 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
Port Crescent Hawk Watch, Kinch Road, HU
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Monica Essenmacher

3/19/2019

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2 Killdeer
1 Ring-billed Gull
10 Turkey Vulture
7 Bald Eagle 
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
5 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Rough-legged Hawk
1 American Kestrel
12 American Crow
1 Common Raven 
4 Horned Lark
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Eastern Bluebird
4 Dark-eyed Junco
8 Eastern Meadowlark

1 Greater White-fronted Goose 

9 Cackling Goose 
489 Canada Goose
235 Mallard
9 Northern Pintail
1 Mourning Dove
1 Killdeer
1 American Woodcock 
1 Ring-billed Gull
11 Turkey Vulture
1 Northern Harrier
1 Northern Shrike
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 European Starling
1 House Finch
4 Red-winged Blackbird
6 Common Grackle

Port Crescent Hawk Watch, Kinch Road, HU














Bessinger Road, Tuner, AR
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Allen Chartier

3/19/2019

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Wood Duck  6
Northern Shoveler   2
Gadwall   2
American Wigeon   11
Mallard   2
Mourning Dove   1
Killdeer   1
Blue Jay 1
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Rusty Blackbird  3
Common Grackle   5
Northern Cardinal   1
House Sparrow   5

Canada Goose  2070

Tundra Swan  348
Gadwall  12
American Wigeon  15
Mallard  23
American Black Duck  2
Northern Pintail  19
Canvasback  6
Redhead  36
Ring-necked Duck  4
Lesser Scaup  16
Bufflehead  19
Hooded Merganser  60     
Common Merganser  169
Mourning Dove  8
American Coot  6
Sandhill Crane  68     
Ring-billed Gull  29
Herring Gull  86
Great Blue Heron  10
Turkey Vulture  1
Northern Harrier  5
Bald Eagle  23
Red-tailed Hawk  6
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  34
Horned Lark  11
Black-capped Chickadee  10
Tufted Titmouse  3
Brown Creeper  2
American Robin  12
European Starling  45
House Finch  2
American Tree Sparrow  46
Dark-eyed Junco  3
Song Sparrow  27
Red-winged Blackbird  195
Rusty Blackbird  34
Common Grackle  95
Northern Cardinal  2
Evon Road, Spaulding Twp., SA













Shiawassee NWR, SA

(Restricted access)
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Monica Essenmacher

3/17/2019

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1 MARBLED GODWIT!!!!
I-75, Kawkawlin, BA
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Lisa Keith

3/17/2019

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145 Canada Goose
1 Blue-winged Teal
1 Northern Shoveler
8 Mallard
2 Ring-necked Duck
6 Greater Scaup
8 Lesser Scaup
4 Bufflehead
3 Common Goldeneye
3 Hooded Merganser
2 Ruddy Duck
17 Ring-billed Gull
1 Herring Gull
1 Northern Harrier
1 Bald Eagle
11 Tree Swallow
Dow Ponds, MI
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John Porath

3/17/2019

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Canada Goose  32
Gadwall  25
American Wigeon  150
Mallard  350
American Black Duck  5
Northern Pintail  75
Bufflehead  35
Common Goldeneye  22
Common Merganser  7
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  3
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Common Grackle  17

Canada Goose  125

Tundra Swan  32
Gadwall  1
Mallard  175
American Black Duck  3
Northern Pintail  2
Green-winged Teal  1
Common Merganser  8
Mourning Dove  4
Sandhill Crane  1
Ring-billed Gull  75
Great Horned Owl  2   
​B
lue Jay  1
Horned Lark  4
Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Red-winged Blackbird  9
Common Grackle  39
Jones Road Boat Launch, BA













​Fish Point SWA, TU
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Lisa Keith

3/16/2019

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2 Mourning Dove
1 Eastern Screech-Owl
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 American Crow
4 Black-capped Chickadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
4 Red-breasted Nuthatch
3 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Brown Creeper
7 American Goldfinch
3 Dark-eyed Junco
2 Northern Cardinal
Williams Twp., BA
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Monica Essenmacher

3/15/2019

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3 Snow Goose  
1 Ross's Goose 
4 Greater White-fronted Goose 
450 Canada Goose
13 Wood Duck
12 Gadwall
16 American Wigeon
450 Mallard
5 American Black Duck
18 Northern Pintail
24 Redhead
2 Bufflehead
11 Common Goldeneye
12 Hooded Merganser
7 Common Merganser
2 Mourning Dove
10 Sandhill Crane
4 Herring Gull
1 Bald Eagle 
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 American Crow
1 Horned Lark
3 Black-capped Chickadee
1 American Robin
5 House Finch
9 American Tree Sparrow
13 Song Sparrow
20 Red-winged Blackbird
10 Common Grackle
1 House Sparrow
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Ryan Dziedzic

3/15/2019

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American Woodcock  1
Fox Sparrow  2     

Canada Goose  20
Ring-necked Duck  15
Bufflehead  10
Common Goldeneye  5
Common Merganser  5
Horned Grebe  1     
Ring-billed Gull  2
Bald Eagle  1
American Crow  3
Tree Swallow  6     
Oil City area, MI


Dow Ponds, MI
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