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Ryan Dziedzic & Val Trabbuchi

4/30/2015

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Pileated Woodpecker  
Northern Waterthrush 

Northern Harrier  
Sora  
Sandhill Crane  
Wilson's Snipe  
American Woodcock 
Short-eared Owl 
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3
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2
1
Greendale Twp., MI


Geneva Twp., MI
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Roger Eriksson

4/30/2015

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Redhead  59                                                        Pinconning Co. Park, BA
Ring-necked Duck  22
Greater Scaup  62
Bufflehead  53
Common Merganser  4
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Pied-billed Grebe  4
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Greater Yellowlegs  2
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James Schmitt

4/30/2015

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Osprey, Chippewa Trail running parallel to Poseyville road, over flew me with nesting material in its beak.

Northern Harrier-Chippewa trail near the wetlands trail, was actively hunting the grassy hill

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Joe Soehnel

4/29/2015

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Wood Duck  33                                                    Shiawassee NWR, SA
Gadwall  100                                                           (Restricted Access)
American Wigeon  10
American Black Duck  8
Blue-winged Teal  35
Northern Shoveler  44
Northern Pintail  94
Green-winged Teal  411
Canvasback  1
Ring-necked Duck  22
Bufflehead  48
Hooded Merganser  8
Ruddy Duck  66
Double-crested Cormorant  99
American Bittern  7 
Least Bittern  1
Great Blue Heron  49 
Great Egret  29
Bald Eagle  17
Virginia Rail  13
Sora  18 
Common Gallinule  4
American Coot  130 
Sandhill Crane  37
Black-necked Stilt *  1 (Photo)
Killdeer  14
Greater Yellowlegs  36
Lesser Yellowlegs  66
Dunlin  2
Wilson's Snipe  13
Great Horned Owl  1
Chimney Swift  17
Eastern Phoebe  3
Warbling Vireo  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  8
Bank Swallow  6
Cliff Swallow  12
House Wren  1
Marsh Wren  1 
Lapland Longspur  246 
Yellow Warbler  6
Palm Warbler  1
Vesper Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  24  
Yellow-headed Blackbird  1 male
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Melissa Eddy

4/29/2015

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1 male                       Jerome Twp, MI
    (coming to Melissa's feeders!)
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Ryan Dziedzic

4/28/2015

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Red-shouldered Hawk  
Broad-winged Hawk  
Sandhill Crane  
American Woodcock 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
Red-breasted Nuthatch 
Field Sparrow 
Purple Finch  
 
Ring-necked Pheasant 
Northern Harrier  
Rough-legged Hawk 
Greater Yellowlegs 
SHORT-EARED OWL  
Eastern Meadowlark 
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1
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2
1
1
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1
2
1
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3
Oil City area, MI








Geneva Twp., MI

SEOW in grassland on corner of Geneva & McNally Roads
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Ryan Dziedzic & Val Trabucchi

4/28/2015

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Hooded Merganser  
Pied-billed Grebe 
Broad-winged Hawk 
Spotted Sandpiper  
Greater Yellowlegs  
Wilson's Snipe 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  
Hermit Thrush 

American Black Duck 
Northern Shoveler  
Ring-necked Duck  
Greater Scaup  
Lesser Scaup 
Ruddy Duck 
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
Greater Yellowlegs  
Lesser Yellowlegs  
Bonaparte's Gull 
Caspian Tern  
 
Belted Kingfisher  
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1
1
1
1
1
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1
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1
2
2
3
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48
11
2
1
1
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1
CNC Wetlands, MI









Dow Ponds, MI











Poseyville Rd. Wetlands, MI
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David Peters

4/28/2015

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Pine Warbler  1                                                    Shiawassee NWR, SA
Lapland Longspur  123
Brewer's Blackbird  2
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Doug Jackson

4/28/2015

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Osprey 3                                                               Moffatt Twp, AR
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Field Sparrow 1
Eastern Meadowlark 3
Bufflehead 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
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Jan Cronkright

4/28/2015

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Ovenbird  1                                                          Greendale Twp, MI
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Joe Soehnel

4/27/2015

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Northern Pintail  23                                             Nayanquing Pt, BA
Common Merganser  2
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Sora  3
Greater Yellowlegs  8
Yellow-headed Blackbird  4

Bufflehead  12                                                    Boutell Rd/Sag Bay, BA
Red-breasted Merganser  32
Horned Grebe 1

American Bittern  1                                           Hampton Twp Nature Trail, BA
Wilson's Snipe  8
Golden-crowned Kinglet  8
Palm Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  12
Dark-eyed Junco  4
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Doug Jackson

4/26/2015

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Common Loon 6                                                  East Tawas State Dock, IO
Red-breasted Merganser 16
Redhead 4
Bonaparte's Gull 15
Barn Swallow 26
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Doug Jackson

4/25/2015

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Fox Sparrow 1                                                   Pinconning County Park, BA
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Rusty Blackbird 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 18
Caspian Tern 2
Forster's Tern 6
Bonaparte's Gull 24
Herring Gull 12
Great Egret 16
Gadwall 20
Red-breasted Merganser 6
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Douglas R & Lori Jackson

4/24/2015

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Sora 2                                                                  Fish Point, TU
American Bittern 4
Great Egret 3
Ring-necked Duck 10
Black-crowned night heron 2
Great Blue heron1
Caspian tern 2
Northern Harrier 2
Bald eagle1
Wild turkey 21
Wilson's snipe 1
Pied-billed grebe 10
Blue-winged teal 8
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Val Blaschka, Randy Clarke, and Others

4/24/2015

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AMERICAN AVOCET  3                                       Bay City SRA, BA

Observed again on Apr 25 & 26.  Photos taken by Randy Clarke
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Joe Soehnel

4/24/2015

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Wood Duck  53
Gadwall  111
American Wigeon  39
American Black Duck  34
Mallard  686
Blue-winged Teal  93
Northern Shoveler  137
Northern Pintail  95
Green-winged Teal  888
Canvasback  2
Ring-necked Duck  52
Lesser Scaup  3
Bufflehead  34
Hooded Merganser  43
Common Merganser  51
Ruddy Duck  95
Pied-billed Grebe  22
Horned Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  71
American Bittern  4
Great Blue Heron  32 
Northern Harrier  5
Bald Eagle  9
Virginia Rail  4
Sora  10
Common Gallinule  2
American Coot  125
Sandhill Crane  17
Black-bellied Plover  1
Killdeer  3
Greater Yellowlegs  118  
Lesser Yellowlegs  103
Dunlin  9
Short-billed Dowitcher  4
Wilson's Snipe  13
Bonaparte's Gull  12
Caspian Tern  32 
Mourning Dove  6
Great Horned Owl  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  8
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Yellow Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  4
Shiawassee NWR, SA (Restricted Areas)

These are highlights of this week's IWMMP survey, which I conduct weekly throughout the entire refuge, including closed areas to the public.
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Doug Jackson

4/24/2015

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Bald Eagle 2                                                        Standish Sewage Lagoons, AR
Redhead 6
Scaup Sp. 18
Ring-necked Duck 24
Gadwall 20
Common Meganser 14
Northern Shoveler 6
Bufflehead 12
American Wigeon 20
Bonaparte's Gull 32
Tree Swallow 20
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Craig Schafer

4/23/2015

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Virginia rail 1                                                        Tobico Marsh, BA
Sora 1
Bufflehead 8
Pied billed grebe 2
Hermit Thrush 3
Blue gray Gnatcatcher 2
Tree Swallow 16
Northern roughed winged swallow 1
Barn Swallow 2
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David Peters

4/22/2015

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Wood Duck - 18                                                   Shiawassee NWR, SA
Killdeer - 4                        
Greater Yellowlegs - 21
Lesser Yellowlegs - 5
Dunlin - 6
Short-billed Dowitcher - 2
Horned Lark - 4
Bank Swallow - 1
American Robin - 34
Lapland Longspur - 11
American Tree Sparrow - 7
Swamp Sparrow - 1


International Shorebird Survey (ISS) along with non shorebird observations
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Joe Soehnel

4/20/2015

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Canada Goose  35                                               Fish Point SGA, TU
Mute Swan  4
Gadwall  14
American Wigeon  32 
Canvasback  1
Redhead  16
Ring-necked Duck  107
Bufflehead  36
Hooded Merganser  28
Common Merganser  22
Ruddy Duck  7
American Bittern  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  4
Sora  1
Common Gallinule  2  
American Coot  135
Sandhill Crane  4
Wilson's Snipe  3
Bonaparte's Gull  13
Caspian Tern  5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Purple Martin  3
Tree Swallow  108
Barn Swallow  25
American Tree Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  6
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Monica Essenmacher

4/20/2015

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Turkey Vulture  129
Osprey  1
Bald Eagle  2
Northern Harrier  12
Sharp-shinned Hawk  243
Cooper's Hawk  7
Red-shouldered Hawk  8
Broad-winged Hawk  304
Red-tailed Hawk  10
Rough-legged Hawk  5
American Kestrel  7
Peregrine Falcon  2
Monica Essenmacher

The latest-ever FOS Osprey was finally tallied-- what's up with that? It was a grueling sort of count day. Monochromatic birds constantly inventing new flight lines (few over head; thanks). Never ceases to amaze me when they find themselves on shore and turn to fight those ripping southerly winds. 
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Roger Eriksson

4/20/2015

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Turkey Vulture  8                                                  Noggle Rd, AR
Rough-legged Hawk  1 
Snowy Owl  1


Canvasback  18                                                   Pinconning County Park, BA
Redhead  98
Ring-necked Duck  66
Greater Scaup  178
Lesser Scaup  2
Bufflehead  122
Red-breasted Merganser  1
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Ryan Dziedzic & Val Trabbuchi

4/19/2015

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Common Merganser  
Ring-necked Pheasant  
Ruffed Grouse  
Wild Turkey 
Cooper's Hawk  
Bald Eagle  
Broad-winged Hawk 
Sandhill Crane 
Greater Yellowlegs  
Wilson's Snipe 
Belted Kingfisher 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
Northern Flicker  
Pileated Woodpecker  
American Kestrel 
Horned Lark  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  
Eastern Bluebird 
Brown Thrasher 
Pine Warbler  
Eastern Towhee  
American Tree Sparrow  
Chipping Sparrow  
Field Sparrow  
Vesper Sparrow 
White-throated Sparrow 
Eastern Meadowlark 
Purple Finch 

Brown Creeper 
Louisiana Waterthrush 
2
1
1
17
1
1
1
3
5
1
1
6
9
2
1
40
1
4
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7
2
10
7
33
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5
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8
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1
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Geneva Twp., MI





























Greendale Twp., MI
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Doug Jackson

4/19/2015

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Greater Yellowleg 1                                          Wigwam Bay East Unit, AR
Green-winged Teal 3
Ring-necked Duck 2
Mallard 24
Wood Duck 2
Sandhill Crane 4
Northern Harrier 4
Bald Eagle 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Brown Creeper 6 (singing)
Swamp Sparrow 20
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4

Snowy Owl 1                                                 Turner Twp, AR
Rough-Legged Hawk 4
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Craig Schafer

4/19/2015

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Eastern Bluebird 2                                               Bay City SRA, BA
House Wren 1
Barn Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 32
Golden Crowned Kinglet 3
Brown Thrasher 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Great Egret 3
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    • HU = Huron
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