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Phil Odum and Jason Bojczyk

9/30/2017

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1 Ring-necked Duck 
5 scoter sp. 
1 Hooded Merganser 
9 Common Merganser 
4 Red-breasted Merganser 
2 Ruffed Grouse 
2 Pied-billed Grebe 
1 Bald Eagle 
1 American Golden-Plover 
6 Sanderling 
1 Eastern Phoebe 
1 Blue-headed Vireo 
27 Blue Jay 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
7 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
1 Hermit Thrush 
1 Gray Catbird 
1 American Pipit 
1 Common Yellowthroat 
3 Palm Warbler 
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
1 Dark-eyed Junco 
13 White-crowned Sparrow
4 White-throated Sparrow 
2 Swamp Sparrow 
Tawas Point, IO
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Joe Soehnel

9/30/2017

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Canada Goose  428
Trumpeter Swan  7
Wood Duck  22
Blue-winged Teal  15
Northern Shoveler  5
American Wigeon  25
Mallard  400
Northern Pintail  25
Green-winged Teal  125
Ring-necked Duck  14   
Pied-billed Grebe  69
Double-crested Cormorant  14
Great Blue Heron  4
Great Egret  8
Turkey Vulture  6
Bald Eagle  2
Common Gallinule  5
American Coot  78
Sandhill Crane  15
Black-bellied Plover  3
American Golden-Plover  24  
Killdeer  21
Pectoral Sandpiper  36
Wilson's Snipe  8
Greater Yellowlegs  4
Lesser Yellowlegs  26
Ring-billed Gull  320
Tree Swallow  2380  
Common Yellowthroat  2
White-throated Sparrow  5
Savannah Sparrow  10
Song Sparrow  15
Bobolink  6
Shiawassee NWR Auto Tour, SA
  
(Primarily focused on Moist Soil Unit 6 and the Bishop Rd platform prairie area.)  

NOTE:  Today is the last day that the Auto Tour is open to the public.  It won't open up again until June 1, 2018.
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Phil Odum

9/30/2017

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16 Common Merganser 
2 Common Loon 
1 Cooper's Hawk 
2 Sanderling 
1 Belted Kingfisher 
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 
175 Blue Jay 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
1 Brown Thrasher 
3 American Pipit 
1 Nashville Warbler 
3 Palm Warbler 
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
4 Dark-eyed Junco 
22 White-crowned Sparrow 
5 White-throated Sparrow 
1 Song Sparrow 
570 Rusty Blackbird 
2 Common Grackle 
1 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, IO
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Monica Essenmacher

9/29/2017

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111 Canada Goose
1 Wood Duck
2 Blue-winged Teal
2 Northern Shoveler
20 American Wigeon
2 American Black Duck
1 Green-winged Teal
15 Redhead
8 Pied-billed Grebe
4 Great Blue Heron
38 Great Egret
33 American Coot
8 Sandhill Crane
7 Pectoral Sandpiper
1 Greater Yellowlegs
45 Bonaparte's Gull
2 Caspian Tern
4 Eastern Phoebe
1 House Wren
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Gray Catbird
1 Nashville Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
5 White-crowned Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
5 Rusty Blackbird
Fish Point, TU
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Allen Chartier

9/28/2017

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Canada Goose  71
Wood Duck  3
Blue-winged Teal  2
Northern Shoveler  8
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  68
Northern Pintail  7
Green-winged Teal  5
Hooded Merganser  1
Pied-billed Grebe  8
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Great Blue Heron  8
Great Egret  64
Turkey Vulture  1
Northern Harrier  1
Sandhill Crane  2
Killdeer  4
Dunlin  1
Least Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Ring-billed Gull  171
Herring Gull  10
Caspian Tern  1   
Mourning Dove  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Northern Flicker  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Marsh Wren  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  6
Gray Catbird  2
European Starling  350
Northern Waterthrush  1
Common Yellowthroat  3
Magnolia Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
White-crowned Sparrow  9
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  12
Lincoln's Sparrow  3
Swamp Sparrow  5
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  80
Brown-headed Cowbird  15
Common Grackle  15
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  16

Canada Goose  82

Mallard  3
Ring-necked Pheasant  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  18
Bald Eagle  1
Black-bellied Plover  1
Killdeer  37
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8
Mourning Dove  8
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  12
Horned Lark  34
Tree Swallow  6
American Robin  7
European Starling  68
White-throated Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  11
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  88
House Finch  2
House Sparrow  19
Fish Point, TU















































​Columbia Twp, TU
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Monica Essenmacher

9/28/2017

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15 Canada Goose
6 Mute Swan
9 Wild Turkey
2 Bald Eagle -- AD
2 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Belted Kingfisher
2 American Kestrel
4 Red-breasted Nuthatch
3 Golden-crowned Kinglet
15 Chipping Sparrow
6 White-crowned Sparrow
5 White-throated Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
3 Eastern Meadowlark
600 Red-winged Blackbird

2 Ring-necked Pheasant
1 Green Heron
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Northern Harrier
1 Bald Eagle -- AD
2 Red-tailed Hawk
4 Sandhill Crane
1 Greater Yellowlegs
2 American Kestrel
3 Eastern Phoebe
3 House Wren
4 Eastern Bluebird
95 American Robin
2 Gray Catbird
2 Common Yellowthroat
1 LECONTE'S SPARROW  *
2 Chipping Sparrow
2 Clay-colored Sparrow
3 White-crowned Sparrow
1 White-throated Sparrow
6 Savannah Sparrow
5 Song Sparrow
13 Lincoln's Sparrow 
1 Eastern Meadowlark
97 Rusty Blackbird
46 American Goldfinch
Lighthouse Park Area, HU
















​Verona SGA, HU
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Joe Soehel

9/27/2017

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Turkey Vulture  1
Eastern Screech-Owl  1
Tufted Titmouse  3
Hermit Thrush  1
Gray Catbird  1
White-crowned Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  3
Lincoln's Sparrow  1

Hampton Twp/Consumer's Easement, BA
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John Porath

9/27/2017

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Downy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  2
Black-capped Chickadee  10
Tufted Titmouse  6
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1

​American White Pelican  11

Homer Twp, MI






Whiting Overlook Park, MI
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Craig Schafer

9/26/2017

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird  4
Kochville Twp Home, SA
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Melissa Eddy

9/26/2017

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Whip-poor-will
Jerome Twp Home, MI
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Monica Essenmacher

9/25/2017

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4 Wood Duck
4 Mallard
3 American Bittern 
5 Sandhill Crane
1 Killdeer
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Peregrine Falcon 
6 Marsh Wren
4 Gray Catbird
1 White-crowned Sparrow
2 Song Sparrow
15 Swamp Sparrow
Nayanquing Pt, BA
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Joe Soehnel

9/25/2017

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Red-tailed Hawk  1
Killdeer  3
Eastern Screech-Owl  1
Northern Flicker  3
Eastern Phoebe  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Gray Catbird  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Palm Warbler  1
White-throated Sparrow  6
Lincoln's Sparrow  2
Hampton Twp/Consumer's Easement, BA
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Phil Odum

9/25/2017

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1 Long-tailed Duck 
26 Common Merganser 
2 Bald Eagle 
3 Sanderling 
1 Wilson's Snipe 
1 Merlin 
41 Blue Jay 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
3 Gray Catbird 
1 Brown Thrasher 
1 Common Yellowthroat 
4 American Redstart 
1 Palm Warbler 
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
1 Wilson's Warbler 
2 White-crowned Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrow 
1 Lincoln's Sparrow 
Tawas Point, IO
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Phil Odum

9/24/2017

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4 Wood Duck 
23 Common Merganser 
5 Sanderling 
1 Pectoral Sandpiper 
1 Pileated Woodpecker 
1 Merlin 
1 Eastern Phoebe 
1 Red-eyed Vireo
24 Blue Jay 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 House Wren 
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
21 American Robin 
3 Gray Catbird 
2 Brown Thrasher 
31 Cedar Waxwing 
1 Nashville Warbler 
4 Common Yellowthroat 
2 Blackpoll Warbler 
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 
5 Palm Warbler 
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
1 Wilson's Warbler 
5 White-crowned Sparrow 
3 White-throated Sparrow 
4 Song Sparrow 
2 Lincoln's Sparrow 
1 Swamp Sparrow 
4 Rusty Blackbird 
Tawas Point, IO
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Joe Soehnel

9/24/2017

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House Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  5
Gray Catbird  1
Brown Thrasher  2 
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American Redstart  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Hampton Twp/Consumer's Easement, BA
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John Porath

9/24/2017

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Wood Duck  5
Turkey Vulture  13
Mourning Dove  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  4
Eastern Phoebe  1
Philadelphia Vireo  3
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Gray-cheeked Thrush  2
American Robin  5
Gray Catbird  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
White-throated Sparrow  8
Northern Cardinal  1
Cass City Area, TU
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Phil Odum

9/23/2017

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4 Wood Duck 
1 Long-tailed Duck 
32 Common Merganser 
1 Ruffed Grouse 
1 Pied-billed Grebe 
1 Great Blue Heron 
7 Sanderling 
5 Northern Flicker 
1 Eastern Phoebe 
1 Blue-headed Vireo 
22 Blue Jay 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 House Wren 
3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
2 Swainson's Thrush 
3 Gray Catbird 
2 Brown Thrasher 
7 Cedar Waxwing 
1 Black-and-white Warbler 
2 Nashville Warbler 
1 Common Yellowthroat 
2 American Redstart 
1 Northern Parula 
1 Magnolia Warbler 
1 Blackpoll Warbler 
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
1 Black-throated Green Warbler 
1 Dark-eyed Junco 
5 White-crowned Sparrow  
8 White-throated Sparrow 
1 Savannah Sparrow 
1 Lincoln's Sparrow 
1 Swamp Sparrow 
2 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, IO
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Lisa Keith

9/22/2017

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Blue-winged Teal  8
Double-crested Cormorant  80
American White Pelican  24
Great Blue Heron  3
Great Egret  1
Bald Eagle  1
Dow Ponds, MI
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Phil Odum

9/22/2017

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4 Wood Duck 
1 Hooded Merganser 
27 Common Merganser 
1 American Golden-Plover 
1 Sanderling 
1 Red-headed Woodpecker 
50 Blue Jay 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 House Wren 
2 Gray Catbird 
6 Brown Thrasher 
12 Cedar Waxwing 
1 Black-and-white Warbler 
1 Nashville Warbler 
1 Common Yellowthroat 
2 American Redstart 
1 Northern Parula 
4 Blackpoll Warbler 
1 Palm Warbler 
6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
6 White-crowned Sparrow (leucophrys) 
4 White-throated Sparrow 
3 Song Sparrow 
1 Lincoln's Sparrow 
5 Rusty Blackbird 
6 Pine Siskin ​
Tawas Point, Io
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Allen Chartier

9/22/2017

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Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  10
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Golden-Plover  1 
Killdeer  14
Ring-billed Gull  14
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5
Mourning Dove  16
Peregrine Falcon  1  
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
Horned Lark  46
European Starling  173
Chipping Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow  8
Song Sparrow  1
Bobolink  1
Common Grackle  7240 
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  15
House Sparrow  23
Columbia Twp, TU
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Phil Odum

9/21/2017

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7 Wood Duck 
1 Long-tailed Duck 
46 Common Merganser 
2 Pied-billed Grebe 
2 Great Blue Heron 
1 Turkey Vulture 
4 Sanderling 
1 Lesser Yellowlegs 
1 Great Black-backed Gull 
6 Northern Flicker
2 Merlin 
2 Eastern Phoebe 
1 Red-eyed Vireo 
67 Blue Jay 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
5 Gray Catbird 
2 Brown Thrasher 
1 Nashville Warbler 
2 Common Yellowthroat 
3 American Redstart 
1 Northern Parula 
2 Magnolia Warbler 
4 Blackpoll Warbler 
6 Palm Warbler 
9 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
1 Chipping Sparrow 
2 Dark-eyed Junco 
11 White-crowned Sparrow 
11 White-throated Sparrow 
7 Savannah Sparrow 
8 Song Sparrow 
3 Lincoln's Sparrow 
1 Swamp Sparrow 
8 Rusty Blackbird 
1 House Finch 
1 Pine Siskin 

Number of Taxa: 48
Tawas Point, IO
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Roger Eriksson

9/21/2017

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668 Canada Goose 
1 Mute Swan 
185 Wood Duck 
137 Blue-winged Teal 
131 American Wigeon 
465 Mallard 
46 American Black Duck 
311 Northern Pintail
246 Green-winged Teal 
1 Ruddy Duck 
129 Pied-billed Grebe 
77 Double-crested Cormorant 
28 Great Blue Heron 
67 Great Egret 
3 Black-crowned Night-Heron 
2 Turkey Vulture 
3 Northern Harrier 
3 Bald Eagle 
2 Virginia Rail 
1 Sora 
41 Common Gallinule 
97 American Coot 
56 Sandhill Crane 
69 Killdeer 
23 Pectoral Sandpiper 
12 Greater Yellowlegs 
49 Lesser Yellowlegs 
224 Ring-billed Gull 
2 Herring Gull 
7 Mourning Dove 
3 Belted Kingfisher 
1 Downy Woodpecker 
2 Northern Flicker 
2 Eastern Phoebe 
2 American Crow 
34 Tree Swallow 
1 Gray Catbird 
21 European Starling 
12 Savannah Sparrow 
6 Song Sparrow 
3147 Red-winged Blackbird 
2 American Goldfinch 
Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA
   (Restricted Access)
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Phil Odum

9/20/2017

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4 Wood Duck 
1 Long-tailed Duck 
8 Common Merganser 
2 Common Loon 
2 Great Blue Heron 
1 Great Egret 
1 Bald Eagle 
1 Sora 
12 Sanderling 
1 Red-headed Woodpecker 
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
8 Northern Flicker 
1 Merlin 
1 Peregrine Falcon 
3 Eastern Phoebe 
1 Philadelphia Vireo 
3 Red-eyed Vireo 
47 Blue Jay 
1 House Wren 
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
1 Hermit Thrush 
2 Gray Catbird 
1 Brown Thrasher 
3 American Pipit 
1 Orange-crowned Warbler 
4 Nashville Warbler 
6 Common Yellowthroat 
4 American Redstart 
2 Magnolia Warbler 
1 Bay-breasted Warbler 
1 Yellow Warbler -- Pik
3 Blackpoll Warbler 
4 Palm Warbler 
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
1 Black-throated Green Warbler 
1 Wilson's Warbler 
10 White-crowned Sparrow
12 White-throated Sparrow 
13 Savannah Sparrow 
4 Song Sparrow 
2 Lincoln's Sparrow 
1 Swamp Sparrow 
1 Dickcissel 
3 Rusty Blackbird 
Tawas Point, IO
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Joe Soehnel

9/19/2017

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Eastern Phoebe  2
Swainson's Thrush  1
Gray Catbird  3
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  1
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
White-throated Sparrow  12
Consumer's Easement Near Home, BA  (Hampton Twp)
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Phil Odum

9/19/2017

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1 Blue-winged Teal 
1 Gadwall 
11 Red-breasted Merganser
3 Pied-billed Grebe 
89 Double-crested Cormorant 
1 Great Blue Heron 
1 Virginia Rail 
11 Sanderling 
4 Northern Flicker
1 Merlin 
1 Eastern Phoebe 
1 Red-eyed Vireo 
57 Blue Jay 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 House Wren 
1 Winter Wren 
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
1 Hermit Thrush 
3 Gray Catbird 
3 Brown Thrasher 
12 Cedar Waxwing 
1 Nashville Warbler 
2 Common Yellowthroat 
3 American Redstart 
1 Northern Parula 
1 Magnolia Warbler 
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 
5 Blackpoll Warbler 
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 
2 Palm Warbler 
9 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
1 Wilson's Warbler 
1 Chipping Sparrow 
6 White-crowned Sparrow 
14 White-throated Sparrow 
4 Savannah Sparrow 
2 Lincoln's Sparrow 
17 Rusty Blackbird 
1 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, IO
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