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Monica Essenmacher

4/30/2018

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1 Carolina Wren
1 Northern Waterthrush
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Ryan Dziedzic

4/30/2018

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Chipping Sparrow  1
Field Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  1
White-throated Sparrow  
Eastern Towhee  2
Pine Siskin  1

​Wood Duck  3

Turkey Vulture  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  7
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3
Pileated Woodpecker  4
Eastern Phoebe  2
Eastern Kingbird  1     
Common Raven  1    
Black-capped Chickadee  16
Tufted Titmouse  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
Eastern Bluebird  1
American Robin  22
Chipping Sparrow  10
Field Sparrow  3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
White-throated Sparrow  7
Song Sparrow  11
Purple Finch  2
Oil City area,  MI






​Greendale Twp., MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

4/29/2018

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Broad-winged Hawk  1
Oil City area, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

4/28/2018

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Wild Turkey  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Chipping Sparrow  2
Field Sparrow  2   
Dark-eyed Junco  1

Canada Goose  14

Wood Duck  1
Blue-winged Teal  2
Mallard  2
Green-winged Teal (American)  4
Ring-necked Pheasant  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Turkey Vulture  6
Northern Harrier  1
Sandhill Crane  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Eastern Meadowlark  2

Wood Duck  2
Pied-billed Grebe  1
American Bittern  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  3
American Woodcock  1
Barred Owl  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Hermit Thrush  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Field Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  3
Rusty Blackbird  20
Oil City area, MI










McNally Road, Geneva Twp., MI












AuSable SF, Geneva Twp., MI
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Monica Essenmacher

4/27/2018

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3 Killdeer
58 Caspian Tern
1 Common Tern
6 Forster's Tern
80 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2 Purple Martin
10 Tree Swallow
9 Barn Swallow
2 Swamp Sparrow
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Monica Essenmacher

4/26/2018

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4 Bufflehead
6 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Killdeer
3 Ring-billed Gull
1 Herring Gull
3 Forster's Tern
1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
1 Cliff Swallow
4 American Robin
7 Red-winged Blackbird
Linwood, BA
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Ryan Dziedzic

4/26/2018

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Wood Duck  2
Ruffed Grouse  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1  
American Robin  3
Song Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Common Raven  1    
Manitou County Park, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

4/24/2018

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Northern Shoveler  1
Bufflehead  10
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  60
Horned Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  25
Osprey  2
Caspian Tern  3
Tree Swallow  20
Barn Swallow  10
Cliff Swallow  1

Canada Goose  16

Wood Duck  2
Gadwall  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  5
Tree Swallow  25
Song Sparrow  3
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Common Grackle  20
Dow Ponds, MI











Poseyville Wetlands, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

4/23/2018

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Barred Owl  1
​Chipping Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  2
Oil City area, MI
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John Porath

4/23/2018

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Purple Martin  2     

Blue-winged Teal  2
Northern Shoveler  4
Gadwall  2
Ring-necked Duck  8
Lesser Scaup  6
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Egret  1
Sandhill Crane  1
Caspian Tern  1
Linwood Road Terminus, BA

Anderson Road Terminus, BA
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Monica Essenmacher

4/23/2018

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17 Turkey Vulture
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Downy Woodpecker
7 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
4 Eastern Phoebe
5 Blue Jay
27 American Crow
3 Tree Swallow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
4 Golden-crowned Kinglet
2 American Robin
1 Brown Thrasher
1 Field Sparrow
1 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
1 Savannah Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
2 Eastern Meadowlark

421 Turkey Vulture
1 Golden Eagle  
14 Sharp-shinned Hawk
3 Cooper's Hawk
3 Bald Eagle 
12 Red-shouldered Hawk
18 Broad-winged Hawk
17 Red-tailed Hawk
3 Rough-legged Hawk
43 Sandhill Crane
2 Ring-billed Gull
54 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
35 American Kestrel
1 Merlin
1 Barn Swallow
1 Eastern Bluebird
2 Eastern Meadowlark
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1 Snowy Owl 

​15 Canada Goose

4 Wood Duck
8 Northern Shoveler
19 Gadwall
8 Mallard
38 Green-winged Teal
4 Ring-necked Duck
2 Bufflehead
1 Hooded Merganser
12 Common Merganser
1 Ring-necked Pheasant
3 Pied-billed Grebe
7 Great Egret
1 Northern Harrier
46 American Coot
3 Sandhill Crane
3 Killdeer
1 Spotted Sandpiper
70 Ring-billed Gull
1 Caspian Tern
4 Forster's Tern
1 Belted Kingfisher
2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
86 Tree Swallow
3 Barn Swallow
1 Brown Thrasher
2 European Starling
1 American Pipit
8 American Tree Sparrow
2 Chipping Sparrow
2 Savannah Sparrow
3 Song Sparrow
4 Swamp Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
1 Yellow-headed Blackbird
5 Brown-headed Cowbird
40 Common Grackle
1 House Finch
1 American Goldfinch
1 House Sparrow
Sand Road, Hume Twp., HU

















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Port Crescent Hawk Watch (Kinch road), HU















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Fairhaven Twp., HU

Fish Point SWA, TU
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Ryan Dziedzic

4/22/2018

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Great Horned Owl  1                                                      Oil City area, MI
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Monica Essenmacher

4/22/2018

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1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
3 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 Brown Creeper
3 American Robin
2 Chipping Sparrow
5 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
5 Pine Siskin
10 American Goldfinch
4 House Sparrow
Beaver Twp. Home, BA
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Paul Revard

4/21/2018

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Wood Duck                          4
Great Egret                          27
Great Blue Heron                3
Barn Swallow                       5
Tree Swallow                       7
Hermit Thrush                     11
Fox Sparrow                        2
Eastern Towhee                   1
Yellow-rumped Warbler        2
Eastern Phoebe                   3
Downy Woodpecker             3
Hairy Woodpecker               1
Bald Eagle                            5
Sandhill Crane                     4
Knight Road (end), BA
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Monica Essenmacher

4/21/2018

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1 Red-headed Woodpecker

​6 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)

2 Eastern Phoebe
5 Hermit Thrush
65 American Robin
2 American Tree Sparrow
4 Chipping Sparrow
1 Field Sparrow
1 Fox Sparrow
74 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
1 Vesper Sparrow
3 Brown-headed Cowbird

49 Canada Goose

3 Wood Duck
3 Common Loon
1 Great Egret
208 Turkey Vulture
2 Golden Eagle
2 Northern Harrier
47 Sharp-shinned Hawk
8 Cooper's Hawk
3 Bald Eagle
10 Red-shouldered Hawk
15 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Rough-legged Hawk
1 Killdeer
83 Ring-billed Gull
5 Belted Kingfisher
24 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
15 American Kestrel
2 Merlin
5 Eastern Phoebe
3 Horned Lark
7 Barn Swallow
13 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
6 Eastern Bluebird
3 Chipping Sparrow
3 Savannah Sparrow
2 Song Sparrow

5 Greater Scaup
3 Lesser Scaup
4 Bufflehead
1 Common Loon
5 Horned Grebe
12 Turkey Vulture
1 Eastern Phoebe
5 Golden-crowned Kinglet
15 Common Grackle
Caseville Twp., HU

Hume Twp., HU










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Port Crescent Hawk Watch (Kinch Road), HU


























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Grindstone City, HU
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Monica Essenmacher

4/20/2018

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29 Canada Goose
6 Tundra Swan
2 Wood Duck
4 Gadwall
14 American Wigeon
26 Mallard
6 Redhead
2 Ring-necked Duck
1044 Greater Scaup 
6 Lesser Scaup
35 Bufflehead
14 Common Goldeneye
19 Common Merganser
3 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Ring-necked Pheasant
2 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Great Egret
2 Turkey Vulture
1 Northern Harrier
1 Bald Eagle
19 Sandhill Crane
4 Killdeer
13 Ring-billed Gull
3 Herring Gull
7 Caspian Tern
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 American Kestrel
1 Eastern Phoebe
12 Tree Swallow
53 Red-winged Blackbird
12 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 Brewer's Blackbird 
12 Common Grackle
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Monica Essenmacher

4/19/2018

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​1 Osprey
Larkin Twp., MI
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John Porath

4/19/2018

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Ring-necked Duck  2
Greater Scaup  50
Bufflehead  8
Hooded Merganser  2
Belted Kingfisher  1

​Canada Goose  82
Tundra Swan  5
Northern Shoveler  2
Gadwall  8
American Wigeon  8
Green-winged Teal  4
Canvasback  2
Redhead  3
Ring-necked Duck  25
Greater Scaup  300
Bufflehead  52
Red-breasted Merganser  9
Pied-billed Grebe  3
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  5
Northern Harrier  2
American Coot (Red-shielded)  1
Sandhill Crane  22
American Woodcock  1
Caspian Tern  9
Mourning Dove  2
Brown Creeper  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1

Wood Duck  2
Blue-winged Teal  2
Greater Scaup  150
Bufflehead  25
Common Loon  1
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Bonaparte's Gull  50
Ring-billed Gull  55
American Robin  15
American Tree Sparrow  8
White-throated Sparrow  1
Common Grackle  125​
Linwood, BA





Nayanquing Point SWA, BA























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​Bay City SRA, BA
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Monica Essenmacher

4/19/2018

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8 Mourning Dove
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
2 Blue Jay
3 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
4 American Robin
4 American Tree Sparrow
1 Fox Sparrow
7 Dark-eyed Junco
2 Northern Cardinal
7 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
5 Common Grackle
4 House Finch
15 Pine Siskin
30 American Goldfinch
3 House Sparrow
Beaver Twp. Home, BA
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Roger Eriksson

4/19/2018

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15 Canada Goose
2 Blue-winged Teal
6 Mallard
4 Canvasback
2 Redhead
7 Lesser Scaup
8 Bufflehead
14 Common Merganser
2 Common Loon
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 American Woodcock
17 Ring-billed Gull
3 Herring Gull
1 Caspian Tern
1 Mourning Dove
1 Red-headed woodpecker 
3 American Crow
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
3 American Robin
5 American Tree Sparrow
25 Pine Siskin ​

58 Canada Goose 
1 Mute Swan 
4 Wood Duck 
68 American Wigeon 
98 Mallard 
18 American Black Duck 
4 Canvasback 
264 Redhead 
436 Ring-necked Duck 
22 Lesser Scaup 
220 Greater/Lesser Scaup 
122 Bufflehead 
2 Common Goldeneye 
38 Hooded Merganser 
182 Common Merganser 
26 Common Loon 
4 Pied-billed Grebe 
9 Bald Eagle 
1 Bonaparte's Gull 
6 Ring-billed Gull 
7 Herring Gull 
2 Mourning Dove 
2 Blue Jay 
1 American Crow 
1 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 
1 Song Sparrow 
4 Red-winged Blackbird 
2 Common Grackle 
7 Pine Siskin 

1 Rough-legged Hawk 

Tawas Point SP, IO






















Tawas Lake, IO





























Shenfield Road, AR
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Monica Essenmacher

4/18/2018

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3 American Wigeon
460 Canvasback
300 Greater Scaup
25 Lesser Scaup
10 Bufflehead
4 Common Goldeneye
2 Hooded Merganser
4 Common Merganser
4 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Caspian Tern
1 Common Raven 

1 Common Raven  

20 Greater Scaup

4 Lesser Scaup
12 Bufflehead
3 Common Merganser
340 Red-breasted Merganser
65 Bonaparte's Gull
8 Forster's Tern
Pinconning Park, Ba











Beaver Twp Home, Ba

​Linwood Rd Terminus, Ba
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Joe Soehnel & (Dan Duso-Asterisked species/location)

4/18/2018

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Wood Duck  4
Blue-winged Teal  13
Northern Shoveler  12
Gadwall  76     
American Wigeon  95 
Green-winged Teal  16
Redhead  75  
Ring-necked Duck  168   

​Ring-necked Duck  26

Common Loon  5
Horned Grebe  21

Red-breasted Merganser  88

duck sp.  10000+  *
Horned Grebe  1
Bonaparte's Gull  63  *
Forster's Tern  4  *
Purple Martin  6  *

Eastern Phoebe  1
​Yellow-headed Blackbird  2


Northern Shoveler  16
Gadwall  35
American Wigeon  65
American Black Duck  2
Northern Pintail  2
Green-winged Teal  18
Ring-necked Duck  6
Hooded Merganser  8
Common Merganser  12
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  1
Common Gallinule  1   
Sandhill Crane  8
Killdeer  6
Dunlin  1
Caspian Tern  2
Snowy Owl  2   
Crow Island East Unit, Sa








Haithco Park, Sa



Linwood Rd Terminus, Ba






Anderson Rd Terminus, Ba


Nayanquing Point, Ba  *
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Phil Odum

4/18/2018

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3 Ring-necked Duck 
4 Lesser Scaup 
9 Long-tailed Duck 
2 Bufflehead 
2 Common Goldeneye 
12 Common Merganser 
2 Red-breasted Merganser 
7 Common Loon 
10 Horned Grebe 
1 Red-necked Grebe 
1 Brown Creeper 
1 Western Meadowlark 
14 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, Io
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Phil Odum

4/17/2018

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4 Ring-necked Duck 
3 Greater Scaup 
10 Long-tailed Duck 
26 Bufflehead 
8 Common Merganser 
2 Red-breasted Merganser 
5 Common Loon 
5 Horned Grebe 
6 Northern Harrier 
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
1 Hairy Woodpecker 
1 Merlin 
1 Common Raven 
1 Brown Creeper 
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 
1 Western Meadowlark
60 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, Io
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Lisa Keith

4/17/2018

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1 Blue-winged Teal
23 Lesser Scaup
12 Bufflehead
75 Ruddy Duck
1 Horned grebe
3 Tree Swallow
5 American Robin
1 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk

2 Hairy woodpeckers
7 Fox Sparrow
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
6 Pine Siskin
25 American Goldfinch
1 Brown Creeper

4 Wood Duck

4 Blue-winged Teal
8 Gadwall
30 Ring-necked Duck
103 Lesser Scaup
14 Bufflehead
6 Common Merganser
2 Ruddy Duck
3 Common Loon
3 Greater Yellowlegs
37 Bonaparte's Gull
Dow Ponds, Mi









​Midland, Mi






​Bay City State Park, Ba
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