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Ryan Dziedzic

3/31/2020

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Canada Goose  8
Ring-necked Duck  10
Long-tailed Duck  1     
Bufflehead  15
Common Goldeneye  1
Common Merganser  12
Ring-billed Gull  5
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  10
Tufted Titmouse  2

Greater Scaup  40     
Bufflehead  16
Common Merganser  2
Herring Gull  1
Eastern Bluebird  1

Bufflehead  2
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Tree Swallow  34

Canada Goose  50
Wood Duck  3
Gadwall  4
American Wigeon  20
Mallard  15
American Black Duck  1
Green-winged Teal  8
Redhead  10
Ring-necked Duck  250    
Bufflehead  8
Common Goldeneye  2
Hooded Merganser  8
Pied-billed Grebe  6
Mourning Dove  2
American Coot  2
Sandhill Crane  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Bald Eagle  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tree Swallow  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  1
American Robin  2
American Tree Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Song Sparrow  3
Sanford Lake (south), MI










Sanford Lake (Anna Lane), MI





Harper Memorial Park, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

3/27/2020

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Snow Goose  1
Ross's Goose  2     
Canada Goose  2586
Mute Swan  8
Trumpeter Swan  10    
Tundra Swan  6
Wood Duck  39
Blue-winged Teal  7
Northern Shoveler  240
Gadwall  648     
American Wigeon  385
Mallard  694
American Black Duck  176
Northern Pintail  2708     
Green-winged Teal  994   
Canvasback  90
Redhead  98
Ring-necked Duck  867     
Lesser Scaup  209     
Bufflehead  52
Common Goldeneye  6
Hooded Merganser  9
Common Merganser  69
Ruddy Duck  23
Pied-billed Grebe  14     
Horned Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  9
American Coot  64
Sandhill Crane  954
Killdeer  13
American Woodcock  2
Wilson's Snipe  8
Bonaparte's Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  45
Herring Gull  6
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron  7
Turkey Vulture  2
Northern Harrier  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  22
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Short-eared Owl  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  6
Downy Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  5
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue Jay  9
American Crow  13
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  3
Horned Lark  2
Tree Swallow  17
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  2
European Starling  150
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  42
House Sparrow  1
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  5
American Tree Sparrow  22
Fox Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  93     
Red-winged Blackbird  300
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
Rusty Blackbird  150
Common Grackle  100
Northern Cardinal  12
Shiawassee NWR, SA

Restricted Access - Wildlife Drive does not open until June 1
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Ryan Dziedzic

3/26/2020

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Canada Goose  8
Mallard  42
Green-winged Teal  5
Wild Turkey  2
Mourning Dove  5
Sandhill Crane  11
Killdeer  12
Wilson's Snipe  3
Northern Harrier  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Merlin  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  6
Black-capped Chickadee  10
Tufted Titmouse  1
Horned Lark  5
Golden-crowned Kinglet  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  1
European Starling  6
Eastern Bluebird  1
American Robin  34
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  20
American Tree Sparrow  1
Fox Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Song Sparrow  16
Eastern Meadowlark  10
Red-winged Blackbird  16
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Rusty Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  4
Northern Cardinal  2

​Canada Goose 10
Mallard 3
Ring-necked Duck 10
Greater Scaup 13
Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead 17
Common Merganser 6
Herring Gull 8
Common Loon 1

Geneva Twp., MI





































​Sanford Lake, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

3/23/2020

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Canada Goose  8
Wood Duck  1
Mallard  15
Wild Turkey  82
Mourning Dove  8
Sandhill Crane  2
Killdeer  13
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker   1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  1  FOS
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee   6
Tufted Titmouse  4
Horned Lark  8
European Starling  80
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin  16
House Sparrow  7
American Goldfinch  11
American Tree Sparrow  25
Dark-eyed Junco  12
Song Sparrow  10
Eastern Meadowlark  2
Red-winged Blackbird  100
Brown-headed Cowbird  60
Rusty Blackbird  100
Common Grackle  28
Northern Cardinal  14
Jasper Twp., MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

3/21/2020

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Greater White-fronted Goose  2    
Cackling Goose  3    

Canada Goose  1762
Mute Swan  2
Trumpeter Swan  5     
Tundra Swan  26
Wood Duck  18
Blue-winged Teal  4
Northern Shoveler  231
Gadwall  477     
American Wigeon  312
Mallard  752
American Black Duck  98
Northern Pintail  1747    
Green-winged Teal  110
Canvasback  23
Redhead  280
Ring-necked Duck  941    
Lesser Scaup  163    
Bufflehead  98
Common Goldeneye  19
Hooded Merganser  14
Common Merganser  105
Ruddy Duck  5
Pied-billed Grebe  7
Horned Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  1
American Coot  38
Sandhill Crane  433
Killdeer  5
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  5
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  17
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Short-eared Owl  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  6
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  8
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  6
Horned Lark  4
Tree Swallow  10
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  1
European Starling  45
American Robin  44
Cedar Waxwing  1
American Tree Sparrow  32
Fox Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  35
Red-winged Blackbird  90
Rusty Blackbird  5
Common Grackle  60
Northern Cardinal  10
Shiawassee NWR, SA

Restricted Access - Wildlife Drive does not open until June 1
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John Porath

3/20/2020

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Canada Goose  16
Wood Duck  2
Blue-winged Teal  4
Mallard  36
Northern Pintail  6
Sandhill Crane  2
Ring-billed Gull  4
American Robin  17
Red-winged Blackbird  25
Rusty Blackbird  15
Common Grackle  30
Melbourne Road, SA

​ This is a flooded corn field along Crow Island West past Stress-Con Cement Factory
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Monica Essenmacher

3/16/2020

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Canada Goose  20
Tundra Swan  350
Mallard  1
Canvasback  520
Ring-necked Duck  15
Greater Scaup  240
Greater/Lesser Scaup  100
Bufflehead  10
Common Goldeneye  290
Herring Gull  20
Bald Eagle  4     
American Crow  1
Song Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  7
Filion Road terminus, HU
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John Porath

3/14/2020

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Canada Goose  250
Tundra Swan  78
Wood Duck  7
Northern Shoveler  2
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  12
Northern Pintail  16
Canvasback  1
Ring-necked Duck  6
Common Goldeneye  6
Hooded Merganser  2
Common Merganser  4
Mourning Dove  1
Sandhill Crane  8
Ring-billed Gull  3
Turkey Vulture  1
Bald Eagle  6
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  3
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  8
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  1
American Robin  3
Song Sparrow  12
Red-winged Blackbird  11
Rusty Blackbird  10
Common Grackle  15
Northern Cardinal  6
Shiawassee NWR (Ferguson Bayou), SA
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Ryan Dzidedzic

3/12/2020

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Snow Goose  1
Ross's Goose  2   
Greater White-fronted Goose  1  Canada Goose  2449
Mute Swan  2
Trumpeter Swan  2
Tundra Swan  249
Wood Duck  4
Blue-winged Teal  1     FOS
Northern Shoveler  131
Gadwall  483     
American Wigeon  330    
Mallard  1700
American Black Duck  180
Mallard x American Black Duck   2
Northern Pintail  857
Green-winged Teal  270
Canvasback  104    
Redhead  297
Ring-necked Duck  925
Lesser Scaup  93
Long-tailed Duck  1     
Bufflehead  16    
Common Goldeneye  50
Hooded Merganser  13
Common Merganser  165
Ruddy Duck  5     FOS
Pied-billed Grebe  4
Mourning Dove  7
American Coot  1     FOS
Sandhill Crane  406
Killdeer  3
Ring-billed Gull  40
Herring Gull  2
Great Blue Heron  2
Bald Eagle  30     
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  3
Pileated Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  3
Northern Shrike  1
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  12
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  4
Horned Lark  7
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  2
European Starling  12
American Robin  14
House Sparrow  1
American Goldfinch  1
Lapland Longspur  3
American Tree Sparrow  72
Fox Sparrow (Red)  1     FOS
Song Sparrow  40
Red-winged Blackbird  250
Rusty Blackbird  310   
Common Grackle  100
Northern Cardinal  11
Shiawassee NWR, SA

Restricted Access - Wildlife Drive does not open until June 1
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John Porath

3/12/2020

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Canada Goose  350
Mute Swan  3
Northern Shoveler  6
Gadwall  2
American Wigeon  12
Mallard  78
American Black Duck  3
Northern Pintail  25
Green-winged Teal  4
Common Goldeneye  22
Mourning Dove  2
Sandhill Crane  6
Killdeer  5
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  4
European Starling  55
American Robin  3
Red-winged Blackbird  250
Common Grackle  125
Northern Cardinal  2
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Ryan Dziedzic

3/11/2020

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Canada Goose  19
Wood Duck  9
Mallard  8
Ring-necked Pheasant  1
Wild Turkey  50
Mourning Dove  40
Killdeer  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  7
American Crow  10
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Horned Lark  12
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  55
American Robin  8
House Sparrow  14
House Finch  6
Lapland Longspur  20
Snow Bunting  10
American Tree Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  8
Eastern Meadowlark  2
Red-winged Blackbird  45
Rusty Blackbird  9
Common Grackle  48
Northern Cardinal  7

Sandhill Crane  2
Killdeer  2
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
European Starling  10
Eastern Bluebird  4
House Finch  1
Song Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  25
Common Grackle  25
Northern Cardinal  2
​
​Canada Goose  8
Mallard  4
Ring-necked Duck  19
Hooded Merganser  4
American Crow  2
Common Raven  1
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Common Grackle  2

​Canada Goose  30
Gadwall  2
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  22
American Black Duck  4
Canvasback  1
Redhead  37
Ring-necked Duck  32
Greater Scaup  1
Lesser Scaup  6
Bufflehead  3
Common Goldeneye  25
Hooded Merganser  3
Common Merganser  96
Mourning Dove  1
Ring-billed Gull  23
Herring Gull  18
Bald Eagle  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Brown Creeper  2
European Starling  2
American Robin  1
House Sparrow  4
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  2
Dark-eyed Junco  10
Song Sparrow  2
Common Grackle  2
Northern Cardinal  3

Greater White-fronted Goose  4
Canada Goose  300
Tundra Swan  75
Mallard  7
Common Goldeneye  16
Common Merganser  13
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove  2
Herring Gull  6
Merlin  1
American Crow  2
American Robin  3
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  3
Common Grackle  2
Geneva Twp., MI




























Warren Twp. Cemetery, MI












Oil City Marsh, MI




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Sanford Lake, MI





































​Edenville area, MI
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Monica Essenmacher

3/9/2020

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6 Canada Goose
7 Tundra Swan
7 Killdeer
8 Ring-billed Gull
9 Turkey Vulture
2 Golden Eagle 
1 Northern Harrier
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Bald Eagle 
1 Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)
1 Rough-legged Hawk
1 Belted Kingfisher
3 Blue Jay
20 American Crow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Horned Lark
3 European Starling
1 Eastern Bluebird
2 Lapland Longspur
2 Common Grackle
Port Crescent Hawk Watch (State Park), HU
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John Porath

3/9/2020

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Canada Goose  75
Gadwall  7
American Wigeon  22
Mallard  36
Redhead  14
Common Merganser  14
Sandhill Crane  2
Ring-billed Gull  9
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Blue Jay  1
American Tree Sparrow  12
Red-winged Blackbird  85
Common Grackle  17
Northern Cardinal  3
Crow Island (west), SA
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Monica Essenmacher et al.

3/8/2020

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24 Canada Goose
3 Tundra Swan
1 Killdeer
6 Ring-billed Gull
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Golden Eagle 
8 Bald Eagle 
2 Red-shouldered Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk 
6 Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 
77 American Crow
3 Horned Lark
20 European Starling
1 Eastern Bluebird
2 American Pipit 
11 Lapland Longspur
Port Crescent Hawk Watch (Kinch Road site), HU

With Dan & Teri Duso, Mike Nelson, and Miles & Marilyn Willard
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Ryan Dziedzic

3/7/2020

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American Woodcock   1                                                        Oil City area, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

3/6/2020

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Canada Goose  2084
Mute Swan  1
Trumpeter Swan  2
Tundra Swan  294
Wood Duck  6
Northern Shoveler  10
Gadwall  70    
American Wigeon  93
Mallard  180
American Black Duck  46
Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)  1
Northern Pintail  40
Green-winged Teal  3
Canvasback  3
Redhead  332     
Ring-necked Duck  115
Lesser Scaup  7
Bufflehead  3
Common Goldeneye  67     
Hooded Merganser  5
Common Merganser  69
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4
Mourning Dove  6
Sandhill Crane  32
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull  4
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  28    
Red-tailed Hawk  4
Long-eared Owl  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Northern Shrike  2     
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  100
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Horned Lark  5
European Starling  40
American Tree Sparrow  42
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  75
Common Grackle  125
Northern Cardinal  2
Shiawassee NWR, SA

​(Restricted access - IWMM)
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John Porath

3/5/2020

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Mourning Dove  1
European Starling  1
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  1
Ingersoll Twp., MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

3/4/2020

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Canada Goose  23    
Mourning Dove  7
Ring-billed Gull  4     
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  3
Horned Lark  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
European Starling  9
Cedar Waxwing  1
House Sparrow  1
House Finch  5
Purple Finch  1
American Goldfinch  8
American Tree Sparrow  5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  5
Red-winged Blackbird  18
Common Grackle  3     
Northern Cardinal  4
Oil City area, MI
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John Porath

3/4/2020

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Snow Goose  1    
Cackling Goose  2    

Canada Goose  400    
Mallard  50
American Black Duck  2
Redhead  5
Ring-necked Duck  12
Lesser Scaup  25
Common Goldeneye  6
Ring-billed Gull  5
American Crow  2
European Starling  4
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Dow Ponds, MI
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John Porath

3/2/2020

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Mourning Dove  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Sparrow  2
House Finch  12
American Goldfinch  2
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Northern Cardinal  6

​Canada Goose  2
Sandhill Crane  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Long-eared Owl  2
American Crow  3
European Starling  4
House Sparrow  5
American Tree Sparrow  1
Reese, TU









Shiawassee NWR, SA (Ferguson Bayou)
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