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Monica Essenmacher

4/30/2017

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47 Red-breasted Merganser
470 Double-crested Cormorant
Pinconning County Park, BA
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Dan Duso

4/30/2017

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Willet  17
Bay City SRA, BA
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Jason Bojczyk

4/30/2017

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Horned Grebe-12+
Sharp-shinned Hawk-5
Broad-winged Hawk-1
Bonaparte’s Gull-868+
Little Gull-1
Common Tern-4
Short-eared Owl-1
Red-headed Woodpecker-1
Loggerhead Shrike-1
Warbling Vireo-1
Blue Jay-150+
Red-breasted Nuthatch-1
Northern Waterthrush-1
Palm Warbler-9
American Tree Sparrow-2
Purple Finch-1
Tawas Point, IO

(The Loggerhead Shrike was found by Jason's sister, Lisa.)
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Kevin Kane

4/29/2017

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Cattle Egret  4
Bay City SRA, BA
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Doug Jackson

4/29/2017

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Willet 26 (final count)
Forster's Tern 6
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Killdeer 6
Bald Eagle 3

American Bittern 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Sandhill Crane 24
Great Egret 10
Northern Harrier 2
American White Pelican 3
American Coot 6
Pied-billed Grebe 6
Northern Shoveler 60
Blue-winged Teal 6
Green-winged Teal 30
Ring-necked Duck 18
Northern Pintail 14
American Wigeon 6
Dunlin 35
Sanderling 6
Caspian Tern 14
Forster's Tern 6
Virgina Rail 2
Sora 1
Swamp Sparrow 16
Yellow-headed Blackbird 2
Pinconning County Pk, BA




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Nayanquing Pt, BA
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Jason Bojczyk

4/29/2017

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Broad-winged Hawk  1
Little Gull 1 adult
Short-eared Owl  1
​LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE  1
Tawas Point, IO
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Monica Essenmacher

4/28/2017

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1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
8 Blue Jay
2 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 Winter Wren
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4 American Robin
1 Black-and-white Warbler 
1 Nashville Warbler
2 Chipping Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrow
1 Orchard Oriole 
2 Purple Finch
12 American Goldfinch

189 Turkey Vulture
1 Osprey
5 Northern Harrier
82 Sharp-shinned Hawk
3 Cooper's Hawk
2 Bald Eagle
5 Red-shouldered Hawk
14 Broad-winged Hawk
23 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Rough-legged Hawk
2 American Kestrel
1 Merlin
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1 Brown Thrasher
1 Nashville Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler
1 Savannah Sparrow
Beaver Twp Home, BA


















Port Crescent Hawk Watch, HU
       (Kinch Rd Site)
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Monica Essenmacher

4/28/2017

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1 Wild Turkey
3 Turkey Vulture
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
8 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
8 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
10 Barn Swallow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5 American Robin
1 Brown Thrasher
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler
4 White-throated Sparrow
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
5 American Goldfinch
Hume Twp/Sand Rd, HU
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Jason Bojczyk

4/28/2017

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Blue-winged Teal-11
Surf Scoter-1
Long-tailed Duck-6,124+
Bufflehead-86
Red-necked Grebe-3
Double-crested Cormorant-334
Northern Harrier-16+
Sharp-shinned Hawk-2
Cooper’s Hawk-2
Northern Goshawk-1
​Sora  1

Solitary Sandpiper-1
Greater Yellowlegs-30
Willet-3
Lesser Yellowlegs-10
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs-4
Bonaparte’s Gull-5,565+
Little Gull-3+
Chimney Swift-2
Tree Swallow-175+
Barn Swallow-22+
American Pipit  1
Black-throated Green Warbler-1
American Goldfinch-90+
Tawas Point, IO
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John Porath

4/28/2017

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Wood Duck  3
Ring-necked Pheasant  1
Wild Turkey  1
Pied-billed Grebe  3
Great Blue Heron  4
Turkey Vulture  3
Bald Eagle  8
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Sora  1
American Coot  23
Sandhill Crane  13
Caspian Tern  2
Northern Flicker  7
Eastern Phoebe  5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4
Yellow Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
White-throated Sparrow  23

Wood Duck  6

Sora  1
Wilson's Snipe  1
Northern Flicker  4
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Tree Swallow  36
Barn Swallow  4
Yellow Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2
Song Sparrow  9
Swamp Sparrow  1
Rusty Blackbird  1
Shiawassee NWR, SA



















​Hampton Twp Nature Trail, BA
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Jason Bojczyk

4/27/2017

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​Long-tailed Duck-324+
Turkey Vulture-13
Northern Goshawk-1
Spotted Sandpiper-2
Lesser Yellowlegs-18
Common Tern-3
Chimney Swift-4
Red-headed Woodpecker-1
Least Flycatcher-1
Blue-headed Vireo-2
Blue Jay-80
Northern Rough-winged Swallow-15+
Purple Martin-1
Tree Swallow-140+
Bank Swallow-5+
Barn Swallow-12+
Cliff Swallow-4+
House Wren-3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-6
Golden-crowned Kinglet-2
Eastern Bluebird-12
European Starling-153+
Cedar Waxwing-5
Black-and-white Warbler-1
Tennessee Warbler-1
Nashville Warbler-4
Palm Warbler-4
Pine Warbler-2
Yellow-rumped Warbler-20
Chipping Sparrow-54+
White-throated Sparrow-20+
Scarlet Tanager-1
Indigo Bunting-1
Red-winged Blackbird-215+
Common Grackle-100+
Brown-headed Cowbird-150+
Blackbird Sp.-200+
Orchard Oriole-3
Baltimore Oriole-2
House Finch-6
Purple Finch-8
American Goldfinch-704+
Tawas Point, IO
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Joe Soehnel

4/27/2017

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Tundra Swan  1
Wood Duck  5
Gadwall  18
American Wigeon  14
Mallard  50
Blue-winged Teal  16
Northern Shoveler  26
Northern Pintail  69
Green-winged Teal  560
Ring-necked Duck  9
Lesser Scaup  1
Bufflehead  24
Hooded Merganser  1
Common Merganser  2
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  3
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  10
Great Blue Heron  8
Great Egret  14
Bald Eagle  12
American Coot  46
Sandhill Crane  15
Killdeer  3
Dunlin  320   
Least Sandpiper  3   
Pectoral Sandpiper  44
Short-billed Dowitcher  10    
Wilson's Snipe  2
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Lesser Yellowlegs  108
Caspian Tern  8
Chimney Swift  54
Peregrine Falcon  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  15
Purple Martin  1
Tree Swallow  125
Barn Swallow  35
Cliff Swallow  12
Brown Thrasher  1
Yellow Warbler  16
Palm Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  34
Savannah Sparrow  18    
Song Sparrow  10
Swamp Sparrow  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Rusty Blackbird  3
Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA
   (Restricted Access)
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Monica Essenmacher

4/27/2017

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Green Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  336
Osprey  2
Golden Eagle  2
Northern Harrier  6
Sharp-shinned Hawk  457 
Cooper's Hawk  4
Northern Goshawk  1   
Bald Eagle  4
Red-shouldered Hawk  4
Broad-winged Hawk  2431  
Red-tailed Hawk  117   
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Sandhill Crane  1
Bonaparte's Gull  20
American Kestrel  5
Peregrine Falcon  1
Blue Jay  560
Palm Warbler  8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  18

1 Blue-headed Vireo
1 House Wren
5 Winter Wren
1 Sedge Wren
5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 Brown Thrasher
2 Yellow Warbler
29 Palm Warbler 
64 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
3 Chipping Sparrow
1 Field Sparrow
2 Fox Sparrow
6 White-throated Sparrow
1 Savannah Sparrow
1 Eastern Towhee
4 Purple Finch
Port Crescent Hawk Watch, HU
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​Hume Twp/Sand Rd, HU
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Monica Essenmacher, Dan Duso & Myles Willard

4/26/2017

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24 Double-crested Cormorant
65 Turkey Vulture
3 Osprey
2 Northern Harrier
223 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Bald Eagle
9 Red-shouldered Hawk
1286 Broad-winged Hawk
20 Red-tailed Hawk
7 American Kestrel
1 Merlin
1 Peregrine Falcon
2 Barn Swallow
45 Cedar Waxwing
Port Crescent Hawk Watch, HU
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Joe Soehnel

4/26/2017

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Sora  1
Sandhill Crane  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  47
Barn Swallow  3
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  2
Winter Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin  1
Northern Waterthrush  1  
Yellow Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler  16
White-throated Sparrow  122  
Eastern Towhee  1
Rusty Blackbird  2
Hampton Twp Nature Trail, BA
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Doug Jackson

4/26/2017

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​Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Wild Turkey 2
American Crow 3
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Mourning Dove 16
Black-capped Chickadee 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Tufted Titmouse 3
American goldfinch 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Forest Lake Area, AR
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Jason Bojczyk

4/26/2017

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​Gadwall-1
White-winged Scoter-4
Long-tailed Duck-3,138+
Common Goldeneye-22
Dunlin-1
Solitary Sandpiper-1
Greater Yellowlegs-1
Caspian Tern-25
Eastern Whip-poor-will-2
Red-headed Woodpecker-2
Red-bellied Woodpecker-5+
Blue-headed Vireo-4
Warbling Vireo-1
Blue Jay-45
Northern Rough-winged Swallow-6+
Purple Martin-1
Tree Swallow-40+
Barn Swallow-6+
Cliff Swallow-2
House Wren-5
Winter Wren-1
European Starling-184+
Nashville Warbler-2
American Redstart-1
Palm Warbler-4
Pine Warbler-4
Yellow-rumped Warbler-10
American Tree Sparrow-6
Chipping Sparrow-123+
Clay-colored Sparrow-1
Field Sparrow-5
Dark-eyed Junco-2
White-crowned Sparrow-4
White-throated Sparrow-25+
Vesper Sparrow-1
Savannah Sparrow-3
Song Sparrow-10
Swamp Sparrow-4
Eastern Towhee-3
Rusty Blackbird-2
Tawas Point, IO
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Daryl Bernard

4/25/2017

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American Wigeon  3
Northern Shoveler  5
Green-winged Teal  116
Common Loon  3
American Bittern  1
American Avocet  76
Wilson's Snipe  2
Greater Yellowlegs  2
​Lesser Yellowlegs  4
Nayanquing Point, BA
Picture
The bulk of the 76 American Avocets!
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Monica Essenmacher

4/25/2017

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63 Turkey Vulture
2 Golden Eagle
2 Northern Harrier
119 Sharp-shinned Hawk
10 Cooper's Hawk -- Not unusual.
7 Bald Eagle
6 Red-shouldered Hawk
154 Broad-winged Hawk
22 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Rough-legged Hawk
1 Buteo sp.
12 Sandhill Crane
1 Belted Kingfisher
2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
1 American Kestrel
4 Tree Swallow
1 American Robin
30 Cedar Waxwing
8 Palm Warbler
Port Crescent Hawk Watch, HU
  (Kinch Rd Site)
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Joe Soehnel

4/25/2017

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American Bittern  1
Great Egret  3
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Virginia Rail  1
Sora  1
Sandhill Crane  4
American Avocet  31 
Killdeer  5
Dunlin  32
Pectoral Sandpiper  6
Short-billed Dowitcher  2   
Lesser Yellowlegs  8
Bonaparte's Gull  72
Caspian Tern  38
Forster's Tern  6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Yellow Warbler  1  
​Palm Warbler  1

Bufflehead  12
Red-breasted Merganser  7
Snowy Egret  1
​Forster's Tern  8
Purple Martin  6

​House Wren  2

Nayanquing Point, BA



















Linwood Rd/Saginaw Bay, BA





​Bay City SRA, BA

The American Avocets were originally found by John Porath and subsequently observed by Jason Bojczyk, Phil Odum and myself.  Daryl Bernard went after 6:00PM and there were no less than 76, which is a new SBA high count for this species by far!!
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Jason Bojczyk

4/25/2017

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​Gadwall-2
Surf Scoter-3
White-winged Scoter-19
Long-tailed Duck-2,384+
Red-breasted Merganser-214+
Red-throated Loon-1
Red-necked Grebe-3
Bonaparte’s Gull-614+
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker-1
Rusty Blackbird-1
Tawas Point, IO
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John Porath

4/24/2017

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Wild Turkey  9
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Tree Swallow  55
Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  4
Dark-eyed Junco  2
White-throated Sparrow  1
Vanderbilt Park, TU
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Jason Bojczyk

4/24/2017

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Gadwall-1
Northern Pintail-2
White-winged Scoter-1
Greater Yellowlegs-1
Caspian Tern-18
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker-2
Blue Jay-20
Northern Rough-winged Swallow-2
Brown Creeper-1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-1
Golden-crowned Kinglet-3
Nashville Warbler-1
Palm Warbler-2
Pine Warbler-4
Swamp Sparrow-3

​American Wigeon-6
Ring-necked Duck-25+
American Bittern-1
Sora-1
Tawas Point, IO















​Tuttle Marsh, IO
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Wayne Pierantoni

4/23/2017

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Blue Jay 4   
Brown Creeper 4
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Tree Swallow 30
American Robin 4
Northern Harrier 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Canada Goose 12
Sand Point Nature Preserve, HU
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Jason Bojczyk

4/23/2017

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​Red-throated Loon-5
Double-crested Cormorant-69
American White Pelican-1
Greater Yellowlegs-1
Bonaparte’s Gull-266+
Caspian Tern-11
Northern Rough-winged Swallow-10+
Cliff Swallow-1
House Wren-1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-1
Golden-crowned Kinglet-5
Hermit Thrush-3
Palm Warbler-1
Pine Warbler-6
Yellow-rumped Warbler-5
Chipping Sparrow-57+
Vesper Sparrow-1
Eastern Meadowlark-1
Purple Finch-2
American Goldfinch-38
Tawas Point, IO
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