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1 Bald Eagle
3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1 Northern Flicker
2 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
3 American Crow
9 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 House Wren
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1 Common Yellowthroat
7 American Redstart
1 Pine Warbler
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Canada Warbler -- Ad male
12 Chipping Sparrow
2 Song Sparrow
1 Eastern Towhee
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Baldwin Twp, IO

Roger Eriksson

7/29/2016

4 Trumpeter Swan
13 Wood Duck
17 Blue-winged Teal
25 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Least Bittern
13 Great Blue Heron
47 Great Egret
1 Green Heron
2 Turkey Vulture
1 Osprey
2 Greater Yellowlegs
2 Wilson's Snipe
5 Caspian Tern
2 Black Tern
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3 Belted Kingfisher
2 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Willow Flycatcher
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
8 Eastern Kingbird

Tuttle Marsh, IO

Wayne Shawl

7/29/2016

Turkey Vulture 2
Common Nighthawk 17
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 4
Common Raven 2
American Robin 3
Vesper Sparrow 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
American Goldfinch 4

Pine Barrens, IO

Doug Jackson

7/27/2016

Sandhill Crane 6
Great Blue heron 4
Great Egret 43
Green Heron 1
Wood Duck 70
Mallard 34
Caspian Tern 2
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Least Flycatcher 6
Swamp Sparrow 15
Bald Eagle 3

Nayanquing Pt, BA

Joe Soehnel

7/26/2016

Black-crowned Night Heron 1
Cattle Egret 1
Caspian Tern 6
Common Tern 27

Bay City SRA, BA

Dan Duso

7/26/2016

WHIMBREL 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1

Bay City SRA, BA

Doug Jackson

7/25/2016

Common Merganser 4
Forster's Tern 6
Common Tern 2
Caspian Tern 4
Lesser Yellowleg 1

Great Horned Owl 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Bald Eagle 2

Tawas Pt, IO

Nayanquing Pt, BA

Joe Soehnel

7/25/2016

Canada Goose 194
Tundra Swan 1
Wood Duck 158
Mallard 55
Blue-winged Teal 11
Green-winged Teal 7
Hooded Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 1
Wild Turkey 12
Pied-billed Grebe 15
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Great Blue Heron 49
Great Egret 200 This is not an estimate. All sections of the refuge totaled a tidy 200!
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 16
Virginia Rail 11
Sora 1
Common Gallinule 30
American Coot 43
Sandhill Crane 16
Killdeer 82
Spotted Sandpiper 10
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 17
Upland Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 37
Pectoral Sandpiper 5
Wilson's Snipe 1
Caspian Tern 11
Willow Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 8
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Sedge Wren 2
Marsh Wren 12
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
European Starling 970
Common Yellowthroat 26
Song Sparrow 32
Indigo Bunting 29
Dickcissel 1

Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA

(Restricted Access)

Ryan Dziedzic

7/25/2016

Broad-winged Hawk 1
Barred Owl 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Towhee 3

Oil City area, MI

Ryan Dziedzic

7/24/2016

Double-crested Cormorant 20
Osprey 1
AMERICAN AVOCET 9
Caspian Tern 5

Wood Duck 10
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 15
Black-crowned Night-Heron 7

Dow Ponds, MI

Poseyville Road Wetlands, MI

Wayne Shawl

7/24/2016

Red-headed Woodpecker 5
Blue Jay 1
American Robin 2

Pine Barrens, IO

Roger Eriksson

7/24/2016

2 Trumpeter Swan
8 Wood Duck
33 Pied-billed Grebe
6 Great Blue Heron
11 Great Egret
2 Green Heron
5 Osprey
1 Northern Harrier
1 Bald Eagle
1 Virginia Rail
1 Solitary Sandpiper
1 Bonaparte's Gull -- Juvenile
1 Caspian Tern
2 Black Tern
6 Belted Kingfisher
2 Northern Flicker
1 Alder Flycatcher
8 Eastern Kingbird
1 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Marsh Wren
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4 Common Yellowthroat
3 American Redstart
9 Song Sparrow
10 Swamp Sparrow
9 American Goldfinch

Tuttle Marsh, IO

Roger Eriksson

7/23/2016

4 Trumpeter Swan
9 Wood Duck
7 Mallard
23 Blue-winged Teal
3 Ring-necked Duck
39 Pied-billed Grebe
1 American Bittern
8 Great Blue Heron
16 Great Egret
4 Green Heron
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Osprey
3 Northern Harrier
1 Bald Eagle
1 Virginia Rail
1 Sora
1 Common Gallinule
2 Sandhill Crane
6 Killdeer
3 Lesser Yellowlegs
2 Wilson's Snipe
1 Ring-billed Gull
1 Caspian Tern
6 Black Tern
2 Common Tern
7 Belted Kingfisher
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Alder Flycatcher
1 Willow Flycatcher
2 Eastern Phoebe
7 Eastern Kingbird
1 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
8 American Crow
4 Tree Swallow
13 Black-capped Chickadee
7 Marsh Wren
2 Hermit Thrush
4 American Robin
3 Gray Catbird
3 European Starling
10 Cedar Waxwing
14 Common Yellowthroat
2 American Redstart
1 Yellow Warbler
1 Pine Warbler
18 Song Sparrow
19 Swamp Sparrow
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Indigo Bunting
24 Red-winged Blackbird

Tuttle Marsh, IO

Joe Soehnel

7/20/2016

Tundra Swan 1
Wood Duck 113
Mallard 118
Blue-winged Teal 2
Green-winged Teal 11
Lesser Scaup 1
Pied-billed Grebe 15
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 62
Great Egret 134
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 38
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Virginia Rail 6
Common Gallinule 29
American Coot 37
Sandhill Crane 14
Killdeer 176
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 56
Least Sandpiper 70
Pectoral Sandpiper 8
Semipalmated Sandpiper 6
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Caspian Tern 10
Black Tern 3
Sedge Wren 1
Marsh Wren 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
European Starling 300
Cedar Waxwing 15
Common Yellowthroat 18
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 12
Swamp Sparrow 6
Indigo Bunting 16
Dickcissel 1
Bobolink 15

Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA

(Restricted Access)

Craig Schafer

7/19/2016

Bald Eagle 1
Red tailed Hawk 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Wild Turkey 5
American Crow 18
Bluejay 14
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Red bellied Woodpecker 1
Cedar Waxwing 4
American Goldfinch 13
House Finch 5
Red Winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 3
Brown Headed Cowbird 5

Kochville Twp, SA

Joe Soehnel

7/18/2016

Purple Martin 46

Linwood Beach, BA

My sister & neighbor's nest box totals of adults with recently fledged young.

Roger Eriksson

7/14/2016

34 Canada Goose
2 Trumpeter Swan
14 Wood Duck
11 Blue-winged Teal
13 Pied-billed Grebe
7 Great Blue Heron
3 Great Egret
3 Turkey Vulture
3 Osprey
1 Northern Harrier
1 Bald Eagle
3 Virginia Rail
1 American Woodcock
3 Caspian Tern
5 Black Tern
7 Belted Kingfisher
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Phoebe
10 Eastern Kingbird
2 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
2 Tree Swallow
9 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
2 Marsh Wren
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1 Veery
4 American Robin
5 Gray Catbird
7 Cedar Waxwing
1 Black-and-white Warbler
14 Common Yellowthroat
2 American Redstart
3 Yellow Warbler
1 Chipping Sparrow
21 Song Sparrow
22 Swamp Sparrow
1 Indigo Bunting
53 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
1 Baltimore Oriole
15 American Goldfinch

Tuttle Marsh, IO

Joe Soehnel

7/11/2016

Tundra Swan 1 .
Wood Duck 46
Mallard 29
Green-winged Teal 6
Hooded Merganser 3
Great Blue Heron 25
Great Egret 78
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Virginia Rail 5
Common Gallinule 6
American Coot 4
Sandhill Crane 4
Killdeer 82
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 34
Least Sandpiper 163
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Wilson's Phalarope 1
Caspian Tern 6

Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA
(Restricted Access)

(Abbreviated survey)

Joe Soehnel

7/10/2016

Common Merganser 6
female w/ five recently fledged young

Red-headed Woodpecker 2

Alabaster Twp/Tawas Bay, IO

Wayne Shawl

7/10/2016

Canada Goose 47
Wood Duck 17
Mallard 5
Blue-winged Teal 18
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Least Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 8
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 1
Black Tern 5
Common Tern 1
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 7
Blue Jay 3
Common Raven 1
American Robin 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Cedar Waxwing 17
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 2
Yellow Warbler 9
Swamp Sparrow 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle 8
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 2

Tuttle Marsh, IO

Monica Essenmacher

7/10/2016

2 Mourning Dove
2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
6 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5 Downy Woodpecker
8 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
2 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Warbling Vireo
2 Red-eyed Vireo
4 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
3 Tree Swallow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
7 Tufted Titmouse
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
4 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 House Wren
1 Wood Thrush
4 American Robin
5 Cedar Waxwing
1 Ovenbird
3 Chipping Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
7 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
15 Baltimore Oriole
7 House Finch
6 American Goldfinch
2 House Sparrow

Beaver Twp Yard Birds, BA

John Porath

7/8/2016

Turkey Vulture 2
Sandhill Crane 1
Mourning Dove 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 3
Brown Thrasher 2
Cedar Waxwing 8
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 3
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Common Grackle 6
Baltimore Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 2

Cass City Area, TU

Doug Jackson

7/7/2016

Long-tailed Duck 1 juvenile
Common Merganser 24
Common Tern 2
Black Tern 12
Spotted Sandpiper 12
Killdeer 4
Cedar Waxwing 2
Gray Catbird 4
Brown Thrasher 2
Yellow Warbler 2

Tawas Point, IO

Monica Essenmacher

7/7/2016

2 Mourning Dove
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 American Robin
5 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
6 Baltimore Oriole
4 American Goldfinch

Beaver Twp Yard Birds, BA

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