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Ryan Dziedzic

7/31/2020

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Ruffed Grouse  4
Mourning Dove  8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Barred Owl  1
Red-headed Woodpecker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  12
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  9
Eastern Wood-Pewee  12
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  4
Eastern Kingbird  3
Yellow-throated Vireo  1
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  13
Blue Jay  37
American Crow  1
Common Raven  2
Black-capped Chickadee  110     
Tufted Titmouse  10
Purple Martin  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  9
Gray Catbird  16
Veery  3
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  26
Cedar Waxwing  2
Purple Finch  2
American Goldfinch  21
Chipping Sparrow  2
Field Sparrow  7
Song Sparrow  15
Swamp Sparrow  3
Eastern Towhee  38     
Baltimore Oriole  14
Golden-winged Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  34     
American Redstart  6
Yellow Warbler  6
Chestnut-sided Warbler  4
Pine Warbler  16     
Canada Warbler  1
Scarlet Tanager  8
Northern Cardinal  7
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1  
AuSable SF, Jerome Twp., MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

7/28/2020

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Canada Goose  533    
Trumpeter Swan  9    
Wood Duck  110
Blue-winged Teal  1
American Wigeon  1
Mallard  89
Hooded Merganser  5
Pied-billed Grebe  166    
Mourning Dove  15
Chimney Swift  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Virginia Rail  7
Common Gallinule  43
American Coot  100
Sandhill Crane  53
Killdeer  33
Least Sandpiper  12
Pectoral Sandpiper  3
Wilson's Snipe  1
Spotted Sandpiper  6
Solitary Sandpiper  5
Greater Yellowlegs  7
Lesser Yellowlegs  14
Ring-billed Gull  382
Herring Gull  1
Caspian Tern  66    
Black Tern  23 
WOOD STORK  1  

Double-crested Cormorant  189
American White Pelican  185    
American Bittern  1
Great Blue Heron  110
Great Egret  304
Green Heron  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  5
Turkey Vulture  8
Osprey  1
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  9
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Belted Kingfisher  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  6
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  9
Eastern Wood-Pewee  21    
Acadian Flycatcher  1
Willow Flycatcher  10
Great Crested Flycatcher  13    
Eastern Kingbird  18
Yellow-throated Vireo  4
Warbling Vireo  10
Red-eyed Vireo  18    
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  7
Black-capped Chickadee  11
Tufted Titmouse  14     
Tree Swallow  6
Bank Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  5
Cliff Swallow  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  11
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  17
Sedge Wren  2
Marsh Wren  18
Carolina Wren  2    
European Starling  20
Gray Catbird  12
Brown Thrasher  1
American Robin  8
Cedar Waxwing  1
American Goldfinch  40
Savannah Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  41
Swamp Sparrow  6
Orchard Oriole  1
Baltimore Oriole  5
Red-winged Blackbird  noted
Common Grackle  noted
Common Yellowthroat  30
Yellow Warbler  23
Northern Cardinal  7
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  12
Shiawassee NWR, SA

IWMM survey -- restricted access

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Bill & Anna Harper

7/19/2020

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Common Loon  2                                                                             Linwood, BA
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Ryan Dziedzic & Val Trabucchi

7/16/2020

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Wild Turkey  1
Mourning Dove  11
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Bald Eagle  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  5
Willow Flycatcher  2
Eastern Phoebe  2
Eastern Kingbird  9
American Crow  4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3
Tree Swallow  4
Bank Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  8
Cliff Swallow  35
House Wren  3
Sedge Wren  4
European Starling  14
Gray Catbird  7
Brown Thrasher  1
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  8
Cedar Waxwing  6
House Sparrow  6
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  40
Chipping Sparrow  4
Clay-colored Sparrow  4    
Savannah Sparrow  8
Song Sparrow  34
Swamp Sparrow  4
Bobolink  55
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Orchard Oriole  6    
Red-winged Blackbird  30
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  1
Common Yellowthroat  13
Yellow Warbler  5
Indigo Bunting  9
Dickcissel  3  

Wood Duck  12

Mourning Dove  1
Killdeer  3
Ring-billed Gull  18
Herring Gull  2
Caspian Tern  2
Forster's Tern  4
Double-crested Cormorant  11
Great Egret  5
Eastern Kingbird  5
Warbling Vireo  2
Tree Swallow  125
Bank Swallow  15
Barn Swallow  20
Cliff Swallow  1
Marsh Wren  5
American Robin  4
Cedar Waxwing  1
American Goldfinch  2
Song Sparrow  14
Swamp Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Common Grackle  3
Yellow Warbler  1

Blue-winged Teal  2

Gadwall  1
Mallard  63
Green-winged Teal  8     
Mourning Dove  1
Sandhill Crane  2
Common Tern  2
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Northern Flicker  3
Eastern Kingbird  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  1
Marsh Wren  2
Gray Catbird  2
American Robin  2
Cedar Waxwing  3
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  2
Swamp Sparrow  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  3
Yellow Warbler  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

Mute Swan  6

Mourning Dove  3
Killdeer  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Forster's Tern  1
Great Egret  1
Red-headed Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Purple Martin  5
Marsh Wren  9
Cedar Waxwing  2
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Common Grackle  2

Mourning Dove  4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  4
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Yellow-throated Vireo  4
Red-eyed Vireo  12
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Purple Martin  10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4    
House Wren  6
European Starling  3
Gray Catbird  8
Veery  3
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  12
Cedar Waxwing  5
House Sparrow  6
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  4
Song Sparrow  10
Northern Waterthrush  2
Golden-winged Warbler  1
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  23   
Yellow Warbler  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Scarlet Tanager  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

Mallard  200

Green-winged Teal  16     
Virginia Rail  2
Sora  2
Sandhill Crane  3
Black-bellied Plover  1     
Killdeer  15
Stilt Sandpiper  1     
Least Sandpiper  2
Short-billed Dowitcher  6
Solitary Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Lesser Yellowlegs  28
Bonaparte's Gull  129    
Ring-billed Gull  3
Caspian Tern  8
Great Egret  6
Green Heron  1
Northern Harrier  1
Barn Swallow  2
American Goldfinch  2
Red-winged Blackbird  300

Canada Goose  73
Wood Duck  3
Mallard  1
Hooded Merganser  1
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  3
Virginia Rail  2
Common Gallinule  3
Sandhill Crane  4
Killdeer  7
Bonaparte's Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  20
Caspian Tern  2
Double-crested Cormorant  20
American Bittern  3    
Least Bittern  2
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  2
Northern Flicker  2
Willow Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  7
Warbling Vireo  1
American Crow  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  30
Barn Swallow  2
Sedge Wren  1
Marsh Wren  9
Gray Catbird  4
American Robin  2
American Goldfinch  3
Song Sparrow  6
Swamp Sparrow  13
Common Yellowthroat  2
Yellow Warbler  1

Canada Goose  20

Wood Duck  5
Mallard  90
Lesser Scaup  1     
Bufflehead  1     
Ruddy Duck  1     
Spotted Sandpiper  4
Ring-billed Gull  125
Herring Gull  10
Caspian Tern  6
Double-crested Cormorant  12
American White Pelican  3    
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  1
Osprey  2
Bald Eagle  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  4
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Santiago Road Boardwalk, AR















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John Porath

7/14/2020

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Canada Goose  186
Trumpeter Swan  4     
Wood Duck  9
Mallard  12
Hooded Merganser  1
Pied-billed Grebe  4
Mourning Dove  6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Virginia Rail  1    
Common Gallinule  2
Sandhill Crane  42
Killdeer  9
Spotted Sandpiper  3
Ring-billed Gull  7
Caspian Tern  1
Double-crested Cormorant  29
American White Pelican  38     
Great Blue Heron  26
Great Egret  61
White-faced Ibis  1     
Bald Eagle  3
Great Horned Owl  1     
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2     
Downy Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Eastern Kingbird  2
Tree Swallow  50
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Marsh Wren  1
European Starling  100
Gray Catbird  1
American Robin  2
American Goldfinch  2
Song Sparrow  8
Red-winged Blackbird  22
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Common Grackle  7
Common Yellowthroat  3
Shiawassee NWR, SA
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Ryan Dziedzic

7/14/2020

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Canada Goose  6
Mallard  1
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  1
Killdeer  8
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Great Blue Heron  6
Great Egret  2
Bald Eagle  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  7
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Phoebe  4
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  1
Warbling Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  7
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  7
Tree Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  3
Cliff Swallow  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
House Wren  2
American Robin  4
American Goldfinch  12
Song Sparrow  16
Baltimore Oriole  5
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Common Grackle  3
Northern Cardinal  6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  3
Thomas Township Nature Center and Preserve, SA

Nature center in the making.  Even though trails have not been laid, the 67-acre parcel on the Tittabawassee River is open to the public.  Parking can be found at the end of Wallace Drive which is off N River Road just north of M-46.
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Ryan Dziedzic

7/13/2020

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​Canada Goose  517    
Trumpeter Swan  4     
Wood Duck  80
Blue-winged Teal  5
American Wigeon  2     
Mallard  77
Hooded Merganser  9
Wild Turkey  3
Pied-billed Grebe  152     
Mourning Dove  8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Chimney Swift  2
Virginia Rail  14
Common Gallinule  33
American Coot  40
Sandhill Crane  83    
Semipalmated Plover  1
Killdeer  28
Least Sandpiper  18
Spotted Sandpiper  4
Solitary Sandpiper  3
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  5
Ring-billed Gull  321
Herring Gull  1
Caspian Tern  32
Black Tern  24     
Double-crested Cormorant  202
American White Pelican  68     
Great Blue Heron  102
Great Egret  317
Green Heron  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  5
White-faced Ibis  1     
Turkey Vulture  20
Bald Eagle  13
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  7     
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  6
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  13
Eastern Wood-Pewee  14
Willow Flycatcher  4
Eastern Phoebe  6
Great Crested Flycatcher  8
Eastern Kingbird  25
Yellow-throated Vireo  4
Warbling Vireo  30
Red-eyed Vireo  6
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  12   
Tufted Titmouse  18    
Horned Lark  2
Tree Swallow  25
Barn Swallow  5
Cliff Swallow  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  12
Brown Creeper  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  34     I
House Wren  3
Sedge Wren  1
Marsh Wren  17
Carolina Wren  2     
European Starling  50
Gray Catbird  7
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  15
Cedar Waxwing  15
House Sparrow  2
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  55    
Savannah Sparrow  14
Song Sparrow  82
Swamp Sparrow  12
Orchard Oriole  5     
Baltimore Oriole  14
Red-winged Blackbird  noted
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Common Grackle  noted
Black-and-white Warbler  1     
Common Yellowthroat  46
American Redstart  3
Yellow Warbler  28
Northern Cardinal  9
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  21
Shiawassee NWR, SA

IWMM Survey - restricted access

Wildlife Drive is open, but Ferguson Bayou trail is closed
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Ryan Dziedzic

7/10/2020

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Canada Goose  25
Mallard  15
Redhead  2     
Ring-necked Duck  1    
Lesser Scaup  3     
Bufflehead  1    
Hooded Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  2     
Least Sandpiper  1
Ring-billed Gull  45
Herring Gull  15
Caspian Tern  3
Double-crested Cormorant  40     
Great Blue Heron  3
Great Egret  1
Bald Eagle  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3
Song Sparrow  1
Dow Ponds, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

7/8/2020

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Canada Goose  2
Rock Pigeon  2
Mourning Dove  10
Sandhill Crane  5
Killdeer  12
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Willow Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  4
Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
American Crow  13
Horned Lark  4
Bank Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  20
House Wren  3
European Starling  55
Gray Catbird  3
American Robin  16
Cedar Waxwing  1
House Sparrow  27
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  14
Chipping Sparrow  9
Field Sparrow  1
Vesper Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  8
Song Sparrow  18
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  60
Brown-headed Cowbird  7
Common Grackle  2
Yellow Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  1
Indigo Bunting  2
Jasper Twp., MI
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John Porath

7/2/2020

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Mourning Dove  3
Green Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Tree Swallow  2
House Wren  4
Brown Thrasher  1
Eastern Bluebird  2
Wood Thrush  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Common Grackle  3
Northern Cardinal  1
Cass City area, TU
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    County Abbreviation Key:   
    • AR = Arenac
    • BA = Bay
    • HU = Huron
    • IO = Iosco
    • MI = Midland
    • SA = Saginaw
    • TU = Tuscola
    • SBA = Saginaw Bay Area

    Other Abbreviations:  
    • ​SRA = State Recreation Area; 
    • SWA = State Wildlife Area;
    • SGA = State Game Area; 
    • SF = State Forest;
    • NWR = National Wildlife Refuge;
    • IWMMP = Integrated Waterbird Management Monitoring Program; 
    • CDF = Containment Disposal Facility (Dredge Island).

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