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Ryan Dziedzic

6/30/2020

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Canada Goose  380
Trumpeter Swan  11     
Wood Duck  60
Blue-winged Teal  5
American Wigeon  2     
Mallard  246
Green-winged Teal  21
Ring-necked Duck  2     
Wild Turkey  2
Pied-billed Grebe  32
Mourning Dove  5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Chimney Swift  2
Virginia Rail  4
Common Gallinule  18
American Coot  13
Sandhill Crane  28
Killdeer  40
Least Sandpiper  3
Spotted Sandpiper  5
Greater Yellowlegs  3    
Lesser Yellowlegs  9
Bonaparte's Gull  2    
Ring-billed Gull  485
Herring Gull  5
Caspian Tern  45     
Black Tern  29     
Double-crested Cormorant  107
American White Pelican  52    
Great Blue Heron  119
Great Egret  474     
Black-crowned Night-Heron  7
Turkey Vulture  1
Bald Eagle  17
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  3
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  9
Eastern Wood-Pewee  7
Willow Flycatcher  8
Least Flycatcher  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  4
Eastern Kingbird  14
Yellow-throated Vireo  3
Warbling Vireo  24
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  10
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  4
Horned Lark  1
Tree Swallow  40
Barn Swallow  12
Cliff Swallow  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4
House Wren  1
Sedge Wren  1
Marsh Wren  23
European Starling  80
Gray Catbird  15
Eastern Bluebird  2
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  20
Cedar Waxwing  7
American Goldfinch  18
Savannah Sparrow  11
Song Sparrow  68
Swamp Sparrow  7
Orchard Oriole  1
Baltimore Oriole  14
Red-winged Blackbird  noted
Brown-headed Cowbird  10
Common Grackle  noted
Common Yellowthroat  42
American Redstart  4
Yellow Warbler  47
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  23  

Canada Goose  50
Mallard  50
Redhead  1
Lesser Scaup  3     
Bufflehead  1     
Hooded Merganser  4
Ruddy Duck  1
Killdeer  2
Ring-billed Gull  20
Herring Gull  40
Caspian Tern  4
Common Tern  14
Double-crested Cormorant  15
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  6
Tree Swallow  1
Cedar Waxwing  1
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  5  ​
Shiawassee NWR, SA

IWMM Survey - restricted access

Wildlife Drive is closed due to flood damage.














































































Dow Ponds, MI
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John McCoy

6/27/2020

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NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD   5
Port Hope area, HU
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John Porath

6/21/2020

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Green-winged Teal  1
Mourning Dove  4
Virginia Rail  1
Killdeer  7
Dunlin  1     
Bonaparte's Gull  6
BLACK-HEADED GULL  1
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  2
Caspian Tern  11
Black Tern  1
Common Tern  1
Forster's Tern  5
Great Egret  3
Belted Kingfisher  1
Song Sparrow  2
Yellow-headed Blackbird  4
Red-winged Blackbird  9
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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John Porath

6/17/2020

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Canada Goose  11
Blue-winged Teal  4
Mallard  55
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Virginia Rail  1
Sandhill Crane  6
Black-bellied Plover  1   
American Golden-Plover  1    
Killdeer  7
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  2    
Bonaparte's Gull  48
LITTLE GULL  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Caspian Tern  4
Common Tern  1
Great Egret  2
Merlin  1
Warbling Vireo  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Tree Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  1
Sedge Wren  1
Marsh Wren  1
European Starling  8
American Robin  1
Savannah Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  2
Yellow-headed Blackbird  5
Red-winged Blackbird  14
Common Grackle  4
Common Yellowthroat  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Ryan Dziedzic (with Val Trabucchi)

6/11/2020

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Canada Goose  265
Mute Swan  3
Trumpeter Swan  21     
Wood Duck  20
Blue-winged Teal  9
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  145
American Black Duck  1
Green-winged Teal  21
Greater Scaup  1     
Hooded Merganser  2
Ring-necked Pheasant  1
Wild Turkey  2
Pied-billed Grebe  10
Mourning Dove  7
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Chimney Swift  15
Virginia Rail  2
Common Gallinule  16
American Coot  13
Sandhill Crane  7
Killdeer  20
Semipalmated Sandpiper  2
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  2    
Ring-billed Gull  8
Herring Gull  3
Caspian Tern  12
Black Tern  6
Double-crested Cormorant  80
American White Pelican  25   
American Bittern  1
Great Blue Heron  34
Great Egret  6
Green Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  32
Bald Eagle  31    
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Belted Kingfisher  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  9
Eastern Wood-Pewee  10
Acadian Flycatcher  2
Willow Flycatcher  6
Least Flycatcher  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Great Crested Flycatcher  7
Eastern Kingbird  9
Yellow-throated Vireo  3
Warbling Vireo  16
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
Horned Lark  5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  35
Bank Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  10
Cliff Swallow  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  6
House Wren  2
Sedge Wren  1
Marsh Wren  4
European Starling  15
Gray Catbird  2
American Robin  6
Cedar Waxwing  2
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  16
Chipping Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow  13
Song Sparrow  20
Swamp Sparrow  4
Orchard Oriole  5    
Baltimore Oriole  16
Red-winged Blackbird  noted
Brown-headed Cowbird  11
Common Grackle  noted
Prothonotary Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  14
American Redstart  3
Yellow Warbler  33
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  9
Shiawassee NWR, SA

IWMM Survey - restricted access

Wildlife Drive is closed due to flood damage.

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Monica Essenmacher

6/11/2020

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6 Canada Goose
2 Wood Duck
6 Blue-winged Teal
8 Northern Shoveler 
12 Gadwall 
35 Mallard
1 Northern Pintail 
3 Green-winged Teal
1 Ring-necked Pheasant
2 Pied-billed Grebe
2 Mourning Dove
1 Virginia Rail
3 Sora
2 Sandhill Crane
3 Black-bellied Plover
1 Semipalmated Plover
5 Killdeer
1 Ring-billed Gull
1 Herring Gull
1 Caspian Tern
1 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
2 Great Egret
1 Bald Eagle
1 Northern Flicker 
4 Alder Flycatcher
4 Willow Flycatcher
1 Least Flycatcher
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
5 Eastern Kingbird
2 Warbling Vireo
1 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
1 Horned Lark
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
8 Purple Martin
3 Tree Swallow
2 Barn Swallow
3 Sedge Wren
10 Marsh Wren
28 European Starling
2 Gray Catbird
1 Brown Thrasher
4 American Robin
1 House Finch
4 American Goldfinch
1 Chipping Sparrow
1 Field Sparrow
3 Savannah Sparrow
16 Song Sparrow
11 Swamp Sparrow
1 Baltimore Oriole
50 Red-winged Blackbird
4 Brown-headed Cowbird
40 Common Grackle
7 Common Yellowthroat
6 Yellow Warbler
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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Ryan Dziedzic & Val Trabucchi

6/11/2020

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Ring-necked Pheasant  2
Mourning Dove  1
Ring-billed Gull  18
Horned Lark  1
Sedge Wren  2
American Robin  1
Savannah Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  3
Common Yellowthroat  1
Mt. Haley Twp., MI
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Monica Essenmacher

6/9/2020

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2 Ring-necked Pheasant
1 Mourning Dove
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1 Black-billed Cuckoo
2 Spotted Sandpiper
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Turkey Vulture
4 Northern Harrier 
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker 
10 Eastern Wood-Pewee
4 Alder Flycatcher
5 Willow Flycatcher
2 Least Flycatcher
1 Eastern Phoebe
8 Great Crested Flycatcher
2 Eastern Kingbird
2 Yellow-throated Vireo
1 Blue-headed Vireo 
13 Warbling Vireo
10 Red-eyed Vireo
2 American Crow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 Horned Lark
4 Tree Swallow
4 Barn Swallow
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
19 House Wren
21 Sedge Wren 
2 European Starling
10 Gray Catbird
7 Brown Thrasher
3 Eastern Bluebird
6 Veery
4 Wood Thrush
4 American Robin
3 Cedar Waxwing
5 American Goldfinch
1 Grasshopper Sparrow
5 Chipping Sparrow
1 Clay-colored Sparrow
9 Field Sparrow
1 Vesper Sparrow
16 Savannah Sparrow
30 Song Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow 
5 Swamp Sparrow
34 Bobolink
11 Eastern Meadowlark
2 Orchard Oriole
5 Baltimore Oriole
4 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
8 Common Grackle
1 Ovenbird
5 Northern Waterthrush 
11 Common Yellowthroat
4 American Redstart
8 Yellow Warbler
3 Scarlet Tanager
2 Northern Cardinal
5 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
10 Indigo Bunting
Verona SGA, HU
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Ryan Dziedzic

6/7/2020

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Canada Goose  120
Mallard  68
Redhead  2
Lesser Scaup  2     
Bufflehead  2     
Killdeer  1
Herring Gull  15
Caspian Tern  3
Common Tern  6
American White Pelican 1
Turkey Vulture  11
Northern Flicker  1
Tree Swallow  10
Bank Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  2
European Starling  10
Cedar Waxwing  2
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Dow Ponds, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

6/6/2020

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Wild Turkey  3
Mourning Dove  7
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Virginia Rail  1
Sandhill Crane  2
Killdeer  4
Green Heron  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  5
Alder Flycatcher  2
Willow Flycatcher  2
Least Flycatcher  2
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Eastern Kingbird  1
Yellow-throated Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  5
Red-eyed Vireo   5
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
Horned Lark  12
Tree Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  7 
House Wren  4
Gray Catbird  4
Brown Thrasher  4
Veery  10
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  20
Cedar Waxwing  7
House Sparrow  25
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  10
Chipping Sparrow  7
Field Sparrow  2
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow  8
Song Sparrow  18
Swamp Sparrow  3
Eastern Towhee  3
Bobolink  1
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Orchard Oriole  1
Baltimore Oriole  6
Red-winged Blackbird  22
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Common Grackle  4
Ovenbird  5
Golden-winged Warbler  2
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  12
American Redstart  7
Yellow Warbler  13
Pine Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  4
Indigo Bunting  5
Jasper Twp., MI
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Monica Essenmacher

6/6/2020

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1 Mourning Dove
1 Chimney Swift
2 Killdeer
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
1 American Kestrel
3 Alder Flycatcher
1 Willow Flycatcher
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Eastern Kingbird
1 Yellow-throated Vireo
1 Warbling Vireo
1 Red-eyed Vireo
2 American Crow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Purple Martin
2 Tree Swallow
5 Barn Swallow
4 Sedge Wren
3 European Starling
2 Gray Catbird
1 Eastern Bluebird
1 Veery
1 American Robin
1 House Finch
2 American Goldfinch
1 Chipping Sparrow
9 Clay-colored Sparrow 
10 Savannah Sparrow
5 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
18 Bobolink
8 Eastern Meadowlark
5 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Brown-headed Cowbird
7 Common Yellowthroat
2 Yellow Warbler
1 Pine Warbler
2 Indigo Bunting

​2 Wood Duck

3 Mourning Dove
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 American Kestrel
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Willow Flycatcher
1 Least Flycatcher
1 Eastern Phoebe
3 Great Crested Flycatcher
2 Eastern Kingbird
1 Yellow-throated Vireo
1 Blue Jay
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
3 House Wren
3 Sedge Wren
4 European Starling
1 Gray Catbird
2 Eastern Bluebird
1 Veery
1 American Robin
3 Cedar Waxwing
1 House Sparrow
1 House Finch
3 American Goldfinch
1 Chipping Sparrow
1 Clay-colored Sparrow
8 Song Sparrow
2 Swamp Sparrow
1 Eastern Towhee
4 Bobolink
3 Eastern Meadowlark
1 Baltimore Oriole
10 Red-winged Blackbird
3 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Ovenbird
4 Northern Waterthrush
2 Mourning Warbler
13 Common Yellowthroat
3 American Redstart
3 Yellow Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
6 Indigo Bunting
​
Noggle Road, Omer, AR








































Lentner Road, Omer, AR
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Monica Essenmacher

6/4/2020

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32 Canada Goose
1 Mourning Dove
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
15 Turkey Vulture
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
12 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
1 Eastern Phoebe
4 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Eastern Kingbird
1 Yellow-throated Vireo
2 Warbling Vireo
34 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
3 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 House Wren
1 Winter Wren
2 Gray Catbird
3 Brown Thrasher
2 Eastern Bluebird
4 Veery
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Wood Thrush
3 American Robin
5 Cedar Waxwing
1 House Finch
10 Chipping Sparrow
7 Field Sparrow
1 Savannah Sparrow
3 Song Sparrow
6 Eastern Towhee
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Common Grackle
32 Ovenbird 
1 Blue-winged Warbler
1 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Tennessee Warbler
7 Nashville Warbler
1 Mourning Warbler
2 Common Yellowthroat
2 Chestnut-sided Warbler
3 Pine Warbler
5 Scarlet Tanager
1 Northern Cardinal
3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4 Indigo Bunting
Tyler Plains, AR
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Ryan Dziedzic

6/3/2020

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Wood Duck  1
Hooded Merganser  1
Wild Turkey  4
Mourning Dove  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Killdeer  2
Ring-billed Gull  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
Willow Flycatcher  1
Least Flycatcher  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Warbling Vireo  2
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Tree Swallow  3
Barn Swallow  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  3
European Starling  3
Gray Catbird  8
Eastern Bluebird  2
American Robin  2
Cedar Waxwing  40
American Goldfinch  6
Song Sparrow  8
Orchard Oriole  1
Baltimore Oriole  2
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle  1
American Redstart  10
Yellow Warbler  10
Blackpoll Warbler  1  
Northern Cardinal  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3
Indigo Bunting  1

Wild Turkey  1
Turkey Vulture  4
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
House Wren  1
Wood Thrush  1
Cedar Waxwing  5
American Goldfinch  2
Yellow-breasted Chat  1    
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
American Redstart  2
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Chippewa Nature Center, MI













































Patterson Road, MI

Second YBCH in less than a week in Midland County!









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John Porath

6/1/2020

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​Canada Goose  47
Mute Swan  2
Blue-winged Teal  5
Northern Shoveler  2
Mallard  14
Ring-necked Pheasant  2
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  3
Semipalmated Plover  3
Killdeer  12
Dunlin  11
White-rumped Sandpiper  6
Semipalmated Sandpiper  24
Wilson's Snipe  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Ring-billed Gull  8
Caspian Tern  4
Common Tern  4
American Bittern  1
Great Egret  6
Eastern Kingbird  2
Tree Swallow  2
Sedge Wren  1
Marsh Wren  2
American Robin  7
Savannah Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  4
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Common Yellowthroat  1

Canada Goose  74

Mourning Dove  3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Ring-billed Gull  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Alder Flycatcher  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Gray Catbird  1
American Goldfinch  1
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  2
Yellow Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  1
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Nayanquing Point SWA, BA






























Wigwam Bay SWA, AR
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