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Lisa Keith

4/30/2019

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1 Canada Goose
5 Mallard
23 Ring-billed Gull
1 Double-crested Cormorant
2 American White Pelican
2 Great Egret
1 Bald Eagle
1 Belted Kingfisher
4 Blue Jay
8 Tree Swallow
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
9 American Robin
3 European Starling
37 Red-winged Blackbird
13 Common Grackle
1 Northern Cardinal
5 House Sparrow
Bay City State Park, BA
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Allen Chartier

4/30/2019

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Canada Goose  10
Trumpeter Swan  3
Wood Duck  7
Blue-winged Teal  24
Mallard  13
Green-winged Teal  24
Hooded Merganser  8
Wild Turkey  1
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Sora  10     
Common Gallinule  3
American Coot  2
Sandhill Crane  10
Killdeer  1
Greater Yellowlegs  6
Lesser Yellowlegs  11
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron  8
Turkey Vulture  2
Bald Eagle  4
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  6
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  5
Tree Swallow  27
Barn Swallow  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
American Robin  6
Brown Thrasher  1
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  6
Swamp Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  40
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle  15
Common Yellowthroat  1
Northern Cardinal  2
House Sparrow  4

Wild Turkey  3

Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  3
Tree Swallow  10
Barn Swallow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  3
House Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  9
European Starling  7
American Goldfinch  1
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  5
Red-winged Blackbird  13
Common Grackle  3
Yellow Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  1

Canada Goose  4

Wood Duck  8
Blue-winged Teal  4
Mallard  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  8
Bald Eagle  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  4
Eastern Phoebe  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Tree Swallow  35
Barn Swallow  6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
American Robin  5
European Starling  2
American Goldfinch  5
Song Sparrow  9
Swamp Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Brown-headed Cowbird  7
Rusty Blackbird  13
Common Grackle  15
Yellow Warbler  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  3

Canada Goose  90

Trumpeter Swan  5
Wood Duck  11
Blue-winged Teal  81
Northern Shoveler  335     
Gadwall  169     Refuge-wide count
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  98
Green-winged Teal  620
Canvasback  2
Redhead  4
Ring-necked Duck  6
Lesser Scaup  5
Bufflehead  3
Common Goldeneye  1
Hooded Merganser  3
Common Merganser  10
Ruddy Duck  30
Ring-necked Pheasant  2
Pied-billed Grebe  16
Horned Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  4
Virginia Rail  1
Sora  6
Common Gallinule  2
American Coot  39
Sandhill Crane  5
Killdeer  25
Dunlin  86
Pectoral Sandpiper  66
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  145     
Lesser Yellowlegs  170
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  6
Caspian Tern  56    
Double-crested Cormorant  229    
American White Pelican  2   
Great Blue Heron  63     
Great Egret  34
Turkey Vulture  1
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  23
Northern Flicker  3
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  14
Horned Lark  7
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Tree Swallow  335
Barn Swallow  20
Cliff Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
American Robin  7
European Starling  25
American Goldfinch  4
Savannah Sparrow  28
Song Sparrow  30
Swamp Sparrow  12
Red-winged Blackbird  155
Brown-headed Cowbird  21
Rusty Blackbird  9
Common Grackle  52
Common Yellowthroat  1
Yellow Warbler  6

​Mourning Dove  2

Double-crested Cormorant  1
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  6
Brown Thrasher  1
European Starling  2
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  5
Northern Cardinal  1
House Sparrow  4
Shiawassee NWR (north), SA

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April 30th, 2019

4/30/2019

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Canada Goose  9
Wood Duck  1
Blue-winged Teal  1
Mallard  2
Redhead  16
Long-tailed Duck  10
Bufflehead  6
Common Merganser  2
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Mourning Dove  5
Bonaparte's Gull  17
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull (American)  1
Caspian Tern  32
Forster's Tern  3
Common Loon  5
Double-crested Cormorant  11
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4
Merlin  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  1
Purple Martin  2
Tree Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  1
Brown Creeper  1
Winter Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  12
Brown Thrasher  4
European Starling  6
Chipping Sparrow  3
Field Sparrow  1
American Tree Sparrow  4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  4
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  12
Common Grackle  18
Palm Warbler  6
Pine Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  11
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)  1 
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Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Tawas Point SP, IO
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John Porath

4/29/2019

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Turkey Vulture  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
House Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  6
American Robin  2
Field Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  3
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Nashville Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  9
Northern Cardinal  1
Cass City area, TU
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Lisa Keith

4/28/2019

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2 AMERICAN AVOCET
Dow Ponds, MI
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Phil Odum

4/28/2019

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4 Canada Goose 
2 American Wigeon 
11 Mallard 
13 Redhead 
6 Long-tailed Duck 
2 Bufflehead 
4 Horned Grebe 
10 Mourning Dove 
3 Ring-billed Gull 
7 Herring Gull (American) 
30 Caspian Tern 
6 Common Loon 
1 Double-crested Cormorant 
1 Great Egret 
1 Turkey Vulture 
1 Red-headed Woodpecker 
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 
1 Downy Woodpecker 
6 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 
2 Eastern Phoebe 
8 Blue Jay 
2 American Crow 
4 Tree Swallow 
1 Black-capped Chickadee 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 House Wren 
1 Winter Wren 
3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
5 American Robin 
2 Brown Thrasher 
1 Chipping Sparrow 
2 Field Sparrow 
4 American Tree Sparrow 
2 White-throated Sparrow 
6 Song Sparrow 
1 Eastern Towhee 
14 Red-winged Blackbird 
2 Brown-headed Cowbird 
2 Common Grackle 
3 Palm Warbler 
4 Pine Warbler 
5 Yellow-rumped Warbler ​
Tawas Point SP, IO
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Cynthia Chilcote

4/27/2019

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Yellow-headed Blackbird 1+                                      Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
Northern Harrier 1
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Phil Odum

4/27/2019

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8 Canada Goose 
2 Northern Shoveler 
1 Gadwall 
2 American Wigeon 
2 Mallard 
19 Redhead 
14 Greater Scaup 
19 Long-tailed Duck 
6 Bufflehead 
2 Hooded Merganser 
2 Common Merganser 
6 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Pied-billed Grebe 
3 Mourning Dove 
1 Virginia Rail 
1 Sandhill Crane 
1 Killdeer 
1 Ring-billed Gull 
1 Herring Gull (American) 
26 Caspian Tern 
1 Double-crested Cormorant 
1 Great Blue Heron 
1 Turkey Vulture 
1 Northern Harrier 
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 
3 Bald Eagle 
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 
2 Downy Woodpecker 
4 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 
1 American Kestrel 
1 Merlin 
1 Eastern Phoebe 
4 Blue Jay 
2 American Crow 
1 Purple Martin 
11 Tree Swallow 
1 Barn Swallow 
1 Black-capped Chickadee 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 Brown Creeper 
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
6 American Robin 
20 European Starling 
1 American Goldfinch 
2 Chipping Sparrow 
1 Field Sparrow 
4 American Tree Sparrow 
6 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 
1 White-throated Sparrow 
3 Song Sparrow 
1 Swamp Sparrow 
88 Red-winged Blackbird 
16 Brown-headed Cowbird 
75 Common Grackle 
3 Palm Warbler 
8 Pine Warbler 
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler 

8 Canada Goose 

2 Mallard 
2 Greater Scaup 
12 Bufflehead 
2 Common Merganser 
2 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Pied-billed Grebe 
1 Mourning Dove 
8 Ring-billed Gull 
8 Herring Gull (American) 
30 Caspian Tern 
4 Double-crested Cormorant 
1 Great Blue Heron 
1 Belted Kingfisher 
2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 
6 Blue Jay 
4 Tree Swallow 
2 Black-capped Chickadee 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 Brown Creeper 
1 House Wren 
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 
4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
1 American Robin 
5 European Starling 
2 Chipping Sparrow 
2 Field Sparrow 
8 American Tree Sparrow 
4 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 
3 White-throated Sparrow 
6 Song Sparrow 
1 Swamp Sparrow 
4 Red-winged Blackbird 
33 Brown-headed Cowbird 
28 Common Grackle 
6 Palm Warbler 
4 Pine Warbler 
13 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
Tawas Point SP, IO

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​Tawas Point SP, IO

Afternoon effort!
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Kim LeBlanc

4/27/2019

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American White Pelican 2                                    Shiawassee NWR, SA
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Phil Odum

4/26/2019

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10 Canada Goose 
4 Wood Duck 
2 Mallard 
12 Redhead 
8 Greater Scaup 
4 Long-tailed Duck 
16 Bufflehead 
2 Common Merganser 
10 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Pied-billed Grebe 
9 Mourning Dove 
1 Killdeer 
5 Bonaparte's Gull 
6 Ring-billed Gull 
14 Herring Gull (American) 
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 
36 Caspian Tern 
1 Common Loon 
1 Double-crested Cormorant 
1 Great Blue Heron 
2 Turkey Vulture 
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 
1 Bald Eagle 
1 Red-tailed Hawk 
1 Belted Kingfisher 
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 
2 Downy Woodpecker 
22 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 
1 Merlin 
1 Eastern Phoebe 
5 Blue Jay 
3 American Crow 
7 Tree Swallow 
4 Barn Swallow 
4 Black-capped Chickadee 
1 Tufted Titmouse 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 White-breasted Nuthatch 
1 Brown Creeper 
2 House Wren 
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
1 Eastern Bluebird 
1 Hermit Thrush 
8 American Robin 
2 Brown Thrasher 
6 European Starling 
1 House Finch 
7 American Goldfinch 
2 Chipping Sparrow 
1 Field Sparrow 
7 American Tree Sparrow 
10 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 
3 White-throated Sparrow 
6 Song Sparrow 
1 Eastern Towhee 
35 Red-winged Blackbird 
18 Brown-headed Cowbird 
31 Common Grackle 
2 Palm Warbler 
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
1 Northern Cardinal 
Tawas Point SP, IO
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Ryan Dziedzic

4/25/2019

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  5
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Blue Jay  3
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
American Robin  4
Brown Thrasher  1
American Goldfinch  5
Field Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  1
Nashville Warbler  1     
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  5
Northern Cardinal  2

Canada Goose  12

Northern Shoveler  2
Mallard  4
American Coot  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Bald Eagle  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Tree Swallow  15
Barn Swallow  2

Wood Duck  2
Hooded Merganser  1
Ruffed Grouse  1
Wild Turkey  1
Mourning Dove  13
Great Blue Heron  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  7
Red-bellied Woodpecker  9
Downy Woodpecker  6
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  2
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  20
Tufted Titmouse  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  5
Brown Creeper  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Eastern Bluebird  2
American Robin  24
European Starling  5
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  8
Chipping Sparrow  10
Field Sparrow  3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  2
White-throated Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  6
Red-winged Blackbird  25
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Rusty Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  5
Pine Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2
Northern Cardinal  15
Midland west county line, MI



















Oil City Marsh, MI









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Phil Odum

4/25/2019

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6 Canada Goose 
2 Blue-winged Teal 
3 Mallard 
2 Green-winged Teal (American) 
16 Redhead 
3 Greater Scaup 
17 Long-tailed Duck 
18 Bufflehead 
3 Common Goldeneye 
2 Hooded Merganser 
3 Common Merganser 
2 Red-breasted Merganser 
2 Horned Grebe 
7 Mourning Dove 
1 Virginia Rail 
22 Bonaparte's Gull 
5 Ring-billed Gull 
8 Herring Gull (American) 
7 Caspian Tern 
11 Common Loon 
11 Double-crested Cormorant 
4 American White Pelican 
4 Turkey Vulture 
1 Cooper's Hawk 
1 Belted Kingfisher 
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 
2 Downy Woodpecker 
29 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 
1 American Kestrel 
2 Eastern Phoebe 
1 Blue-headed Vireo 
4 Blue Jay 
4 American Crow 
18 Tree Swallow 
1 Barn Swallow 
5 Black-capped Chickadee 
1 Tufted Titmouse 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 White-breasted Nuthatch 
1 Brown Creeper 
2 House Wren 
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
2 Eastern Bluebird 
15 American Robin 
1 Gray Catbird 
3 Brown Thrasher 
4 European Starling 
1 Common Redpoll 
3 American Goldfinch 
8 Chipping Sparrow 
1 Clay-colored Sparrow 
2 Field Sparrow 
8 American Tree Sparrow 
10 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 
2 White-throated Sparrow 
4 Song Sparrow 
1 Swamp Sparrow 
1 Eastern Towhee 
66 Red-winged Blackbird 
28 Brown-headed Cowbird 
41 Common Grackle 
1 Northern Parula 
4 Palm Warbler 
1 Pine Warbler 
31 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
1 Northern Cardinal 
Tawas Point SP, IO
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Monica Essenmacher

4/24/2019

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35 Canada Goose
5 Blue-winged Teal
23 Northern Shoveler
4 Gadwall
6 American Wigeon
35 Mallard
12 Green-winged Teal
54 Greater Scaup
72 Lesser Scaup
150 Greater/Lesser Scaup
8 Bufflehead
4 Common Goldeneye
4 Ring-necked Pheasant
1 Pied-billed Grebe
3 Mourning Dove
3 Sora
3 American Coot
7 Sandhill Crane
7 Killdeer
4 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Bonaparte's Gull
19 Ring-billed Gull
1 Herring Gull
7 Caspian Tern
6 Forster's Tern
6 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
2 Great Egret
1 Black-crowned Night-Heron
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Osprey
1 Northern Harrier
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
9 Tree Swallow
5 Barn Swallow
2 Marsh Wren
8 American Robin
2 European Starling
3 House Finch
2 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
1 White-throated Sparrow
4 Song Sparrow
3 Swamp Sparrow
18 Red-winged Blackbird
12 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Palm Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
1 Northern Cardinal
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Lisa Keith

4/24/2019

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6 Canada Goose
5 Mallard
1 Bufflehead
7 Hooded Merganser
26 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Horned Grebe
36 Bonaparte's Gull
45 Ring-billed Gull
5 Herring Gull
3 Caspian Tern
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
6 Northern Flicker
1 Merlin
2 Eastern Phoebe
8 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
5 Tree Swallow
8 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1 Brown Thrasher
3 European Starling
1 Chipping Sparrow
2 Field Sparrow
5 Dark-eyed Junco
1 Vesper Sparrow
5 Song Sparrow
17 Red-winged Blackbird
7 Brown-headed Cowbird
6 Common Grackle
15 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 House Sparrow
Tawas Point SP, IO
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Ryan Dziedzic

4/23/2019

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6 Mourning Dove
1 American Woodcock
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Blue Jay
6 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 American Robin
1 Brown Thrasher 
2 House Finch
1 Purple Finch
3 American Goldfinch
2 Chipping Sparrow
2 Field Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
1 Eastern Towhee
3 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Common Grackle
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
3 Northern Cardinal
Oil City area, MI
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Lisa Keith

4/23/2019

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3 Mourning Dove
2 Eastern Screech-Owl
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
2 Eastern Phoebe
3 Blue Jay
4 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
1 European Starling
7 American Goldfinch
4 Dark-eyed Junco
4 Northern Cardinal
2 House Sparrow
Williams Twp., BA
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Phil Odum

4/23/2019

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12 Canada Goose 
6 Wood Duck 
3 Mallard 
300 Redhead 
120 Greater Scaup 
1 White-winged Scoter 
22 Long-tailed Duck 
26 Bufflehead 
2 Common Goldeneye 
3 Hooded Merganser 
12 Common Merganser 
21 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Pied-billed Grebe 
3 Horned Grebe 
16 Mourning Dove 
1 Chimney Swift 
8 Killdeer 
408 Bonaparte's Gull 
2 LITTLE GULL
26 Ring-billed Gull 
21 Herring Gull (American) 
10 Caspian Tern 
28 Common Loon 
26 Double-crested Cormorant 
14 Turkey Vulture 
15 Northern Harrier 
1 Cooper's Hawk 
3 Bald Eagle 
1 Red-tailed Hawk 
1 Belted Kingfisher 
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 
2 Downy Woodpecker 
1 Hairy Woodpecker 
1 Pileated Woodpecker 
101 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 
2 American Kestrel 
1 Merlin 
2 Eastern Phoebe 
1 Eastern Kingbird 
1 Blue-headed Vireo 
5 Blue Jay 
3 American Crow 
1 Common Raven 
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 
2 Purple Martin 
35 Tree Swallow 
27 Barn Swallow 
3 Black-capped Chickadee 
1 Brown Creeper 
1 Winter Wren 
3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
9 American Robin 
3 Brown Thrasher 
18 European Starling 
3 House Finch 
1 Common Redpoll 
10 American Goldfinch 
2 Chipping Sparrow 
3 Field Sparrow 
6 American Tree Sparrow 
8 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 
3 White-throated Sparrow 
1 Savannah Sparrow 
4 Song Sparrow 
4 Swamp Sparrow 
3 Eastern Towhee 
144 Red-winged Blackbird 
180 Brown-headed Cowbird 
500 Common Grackle -- Min
1 Northern Parula 
1 Pine Warbler 
15 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
1 Scarlet Tanager 
Tawas Point SP, IO

Nice selection of early Neotropical migrants! 
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John Porath

4/23/2019

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Canada Goose  2
Mallard  2
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Killdeer  1
Bonaparte's Gull  50
Ring-billed Gull  35
Blue Jay  2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  4
Purple Martin  2
Tree Swallow  15
Cliff Swallow  1
Song Sparrow  5
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Northern Cardinal  2
Bay City SRA, BA
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Monica Essenmacher

4/22/2019

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1 Wood Duck
1 Mallard
1 Mourning Dove
1 Killdeer
1 Ring-billed Gull
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
11 Tree Swallow
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 Brown Creeper
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet
3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3 American Robin
5 Brown Thrasher
1 American Goldfinch
1 Chipping Sparrow
5 American Tree Sparrow
2 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
1 Savannah Sparrow
5 Song Sparrow
3 Eastern Towhee
9 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
8 Rusty Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
5 Palm Warbler
1 Pine Warbler
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
1 Northern Cardinal
4 House Sparrow

49 Canada Goose

8 Blue-winged Teal
2 Northern Shoveler
6 Northern Pintail
105 Green-winged Teal 
4 Common Merganser
4 Mourning Dove
1 Sora
5 Killdeer
18 Wilson's Snipe
3 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
2 Caspian Tern
4 Double-crested Cormorant
20 Great Egret
1 Northern Harrier
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Snowy Owl
2 Belted Kingfisher
1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
33 Tree Swallow
11 Barn Swallow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 Hermit Thrush
2 American Robin
20 European Starling
5 House Finch
3 Chipping Sparrow
5 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
5 Savannah Sparrow
2 Song Sparrow
1 Eastern Towhee
80 Red-winged Blackbird
35 Brown-headed Cowbird
36 Rusty Blackbird
45 Common Grackle
10 House Sparrow
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Fish Point SWA, TU
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Allen Chartier

4/22/2019

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Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Mourning Dove  4
Killdeer  1
Horned Lark  2
Tree Swallow  5
American Robin  6
Brown Thrasher  1
European Starling  8
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  3
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Song Sparrow  4
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Rusty Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  10
Northern Cardinal  2
​
Canada Goose  107
Wood Duck  2
Blue-winged Teal  114
Northern Shoveler  319   
Gadwall  507     
American Wigeon  7
Mallard  209
American Black Duck  4
Northern Pintail  38
Green-winged Teal  642
Canvasback  8
Redhead  4
Ring-necked Duck  55
Lesser Scaup  27
Bufflehead  89
Hooded Merganser  3
Common Merganser  15
Ruddy Duck  71
Ring-necked Pheasant  1
Pied-billed Grebe  22
Mourning Dove  6
Sora  2
American Coot  132
Sandhill Crane  104
Killdeer  24
Dunlin  69
Pectoral Sandpiper  39
Wilson's Snipe  7
Greater Yellowlegs  223     
Lesser Yellowlegs  25
Bonaparte's Gull  14
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  2
Caspian Tern  24    
Double-crested Cormorant  114
Great Blue Heron  29
Great Egret  15
Green Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  3
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  20
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  7
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  11
Horned Lark  6
Tree Swallow  150
American Robin  32
Brown Thrasher  1
European Starling  75
American Goldfinch  14
American Tree Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow  51     
Song Sparrow  45
Swamp Sparrow  20
Yellow-headed Blackbird  1    
Red-winged Blackbird  260
Brown-headed Cowbird  35
Common Grackle  45
Yellow-rumped Warbler  4

​Canada Goose  9

Trumpeter Swan  1
Blue-winged Teal  7
Northern Shoveler  2
Mallard  2
Green-winged Teal  2
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Mourning Dove  3
Sora  1
American Coot  1
Sandhill Crane  6
Killdeer  3
Caspian Tern  2
Great Blue Heron  8
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  10
Bald Eagle  2
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  4
Blue Jay  2
Horned Lark  2
Tree Swallow  26
Brown Creeper  1
American Robin  6
European Starling  5
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  2
American Tree Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  7
Red-winged Blackbird  18
Rusty Blackbird  3
Common Grackle  12
Northern Cardinal  4

​Wood Duck  1

Blue-winged Teal  1
American Wigeon  1
Mallard  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  4
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  3
Tree Swallow  25
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
American Robin  12
American Goldfinch  10
Song Sparrow  10
Red-winged Blackbird  30
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle  8
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  2

​Canada Goose  2

Wood Duck  5
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  8
Tree Swallow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  3
European Starling  3
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  9
Red-winged Blackbird  18
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle  7
Northern Cardinal  2
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John Porath

4/22/2019

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​Canada Goose  22
Blue-winged Teal  6
Northern Shoveler  18
Gadwall  1
Mallard  16
Green-winged Teal  6
Ring-necked Duck  3
Bufflehead  2
Ring-necked Pheasant  1
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Mourning Dove  2
Virginia Rail  2
Sora  1
American Coot  3
Sandhill Crane  10
Killdeer  1
Ring-billed Gull  15
Caspian Tern  6
Forster's Tern  3
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  11
Turkey Vulture  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  3
Blue Jay  4
Tree Swallow  25
Barn Swallow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Brown Creeper  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  6
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  3
Brown Thrasher  2
European Starling  15
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  7
Swamp Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  50
Common Grackle  26
Northern Cardinal  3
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Phil Odum

4/21/2019

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60 Canada Goose 
2 Wood Duck 
4 Mallard 
67 Redhead 
2 Ring-necked Duck 
12 Greater Scaup 
44 Long-tailed Duck 
18 Bufflehead 
2 Common Goldeneye 
2 Common Merganser 
10 Red-breasted Merganser 
3 Pied-billed Grebe 
6 Horned Grebe 
14 Mourning Dove 
6 Bonaparte's Gull 
5 Ring-billed Gull 
10 Herring Gull (American) 
17 Caspian Tern 
4 Common Loon 
191 Double-crested Cormorant 
5 Turkey Vulture 
1 Osprey 
1 Northern Harrier 
1 Bald Eagle 
2 Belted Kingfisher 
6 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
6 Downy Woodpecker 
1 Hairy Woodpecker 
1 Pileated Woodpecker 
51 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 
2 American Kestrel 
1 Merlin 
5 Eastern Phoebe 
2 Blue Jay 
4 American Crow 
7 Tree Swallow 
3 Barn Swallow 
3 Black-capped Chickadee 
4 Brown Creeper 
1 Winter Wren 
3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
1 Eastern Bluebird 
1 Hermit Thrush 
53 American Robin 
4 Brown Thrasher 
14 European Starling 
9 American Goldfinch 
3 Chipping Sparrow 
1 Field Sparrow 
16 American Tree Sparrow 
14 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 
2 White-throated Sparrow 
1 Savannah Sparrow 
16 Song Sparrow 
2 Swamp Sparrow 
4 Eastern Towhee 
1 Eastern Meadowlark 
48 Red-winged Blackbird 
40 Brown-headed Cowbird 
43 Common Grackle 
1 Pine Warbler 
5 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
1 Northern Cardinal 
Tawas Point SP, IO
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John Porath

4/21/2019

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Canada Goose  16
Blue-winged Teal  6
Northern Shoveler  5
Gadwall  2
Mallard  39
American Black Duck  4
Northern Pintail  4
Green-winged Teal  46
Ring-necked Duck  22
Bufflehead  2
Common Merganser  4
Horned Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  8
Sandhill Crane  2
Killdeer  5
Wilson's Snipe  7
Greater Yellowlegs  19
Lesser Yellowlegs  2
Ring-billed Gull  15
Caspian Tern  2
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  24
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  3
Tree Swallow  32
Barn Swallow  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
American Robin  5
European Starling  20
Song Sparrow  6
Red-winged Blackbird  25
Common Grackle  30
Northern Cardinal  1
House Sparrow  10
Fish Point SWA, TU
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Lisa Keith

4/21/2019

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27 Canada Goose
2 Trumpeter Swan
5 Wood Duck
14 Blue-winged Teal
18 Gadwall
10 American Wigeon
15 Mallard
2 Green-winged Teal
9 Ring-necked Duck
1 LONG-TAILED DUCK
13 Bufflehead
2 Red-breasted Merganser
2 Ruddy Duck
3 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Horned Grebe
7 American Coot
75 Sandhill Crane
3 Caspian Tern
39 Double-crested Cormorant
6 Great Blue Heron
5 Great Egret
1 Green Heron
6 Turkey Vulture
2 Northern Harrier
5 Bald Eagle
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
5 Northern Flicker
2 Eastern Phoebe
37 Tree Swallow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
9 American Robin
3 Brown Thrasher
4 American Goldfinch
3 American Tree Sparrow
2 Fox Sparrow
4 Song Sparrow
31 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
38 Common Grackle
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler
4 Northern Cardinal​
Shiawassee NWR (Ferguson Bayou), SA
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Michael Stoner

4/20/2019

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Osprey  1                                                                          Pinconning, BA
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