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Ryan Dziedzic

9/25/2020

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​Canada Goose  838
Mute Swan  5
Trumpeter Swan  14     
Wood Duck  414     
Blue-winged Teal  309
Northern Shoveler  52
Gadwall  30   
American Wigeon  674     
Mallard  878
American Black Duck  37
Northern Pintail  102
Green-winged Teal  344
Redhead  2
Ring-necked Duck  57    
Hooded Merganser  11
Ruddy Duck  10
Wild Turkey  2
Pied-billed Grebe  137
Horned Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  7
Common Nighthawk  1     
Sora  9     
Common Gallinule  59     
American Coot  294
Sandhill Crane  76
Killdeer  1
Short-billed Dowitcher  2
Wilson's Snipe  27
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  6
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Ring-billed Gull  727
Herring Gull  14
Double-crested Cormorant  265
American White Pelican  108     
Great Blue Heron  66
Great Egret  208
Green Heron  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  12
Turkey Vulture  4
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  6
Red-tailed Hawk  4
Eastern Screech-Owl  3
Great Horned Owl  2
Belted Kingfisher  7
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  7
Red-bellied Woodpecker  10
Downy Woodpecker  15    
Hairy Woodpecker  4
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  6
Eastern Wood-Pewee  3     
Eastern Phoebe  9
Yellow-throated Vireo  1
Blue-headed Vireo  2    
Philadelphia Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  5   
Blue Jay  13
American Crow  8
Black-capped Chickadee  23
Tufted Titmouse  12
Tree Swallow  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  18   
Brown Creeper  4
House Wren  5    
Marsh Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  200
Gray Catbird  4
Eastern Bluebird  3
Gray-cheeked Thrush  1
Swainson's Thrush  1
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  8
Cedar Waxwing  7
American Goldfinch  10
Field Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  2
White-throated Sparrow  17
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  18
Lincoln's Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  14
Bobolink  1
Red-winged Blackbird  500+
Rusty Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  8
Black-and-white Warbler  3    
Tennessee Warbler  7
Orange-crowned Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  12
American Redstart  11     
Cape May Warbler  3     
Northern Parula  4    
Magnolia Warbler  7
Bay-breasted Warbler  2
Yellow Warbler  1    
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Western)  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  45
Black-throated Green Warbler  3
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  3
Indigo Bunting  1  
Shiawassee NWR, SA

IWMM survey - restricted access

Wildlife drive closes at the end of the day, September 30th
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John Porath

9/23/2020

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Trumpeter Swan  4
Wood Duck  3
Virginia Rail  2    
American Golden-Plover  1
Killdeer  3
Hudsonian Godwit  1    
Solitary Sandpiper  3    
Ring-billed Gull  2
American Bittern  2
Great Blue Heron  3
Great Egret  10
Bald Eagle  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Black-capped Chickadee  5
American Pipit  11
Savannah Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  1
Rusty Blackbird  1

Blue-winged Teal  5

American Wigeon  2
Mallard  25
Green-winged Teal  65
American Golden-Plover  2
Killdeer  4
Least Sandpiper  3
Pectoral Sandpiper  4
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher  2     
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Lesser Yellowlegs  5
Ring-billed Gull  1
Great Blue Heron  3
Great Egret  1
Northern Harrier  1
Merlin  1
Tuttle Marsh, IO


















Sagatoo Road Flooding, AR
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John Porath

9/22/2020

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Canada Goose  18
Mute Swan  5
Trumpeter Swan  1
Wood Duck  65
Blue-winged Teal  17
Mallard  36
Hooded Merganser  5
Pied-billed Grebe  12
Mourning Dove  1
Sandhill Crane  9
Semipalmated Plover  2
Killdeer  1
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Ring-billed Gull  16
Double-crested Cormorant  32
American White Pelican  17    
Great Blue Heron  9
Great Egret  19
Green Heron  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  3
Cooper's Hawk  2
Bald Eagle  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  23
Gray Catbird  1
White-throated Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  9
Common Grackle  4
Nashville Warbler  2
American Redstart  1
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
Shiawassee NWR, SA
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Ryan Dziedzic & Val Trabbuchi

9/21/2020

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Canada Goose  22
Wood Duck  1
Mourning Dove  7
Great Blue Heron  3
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Cooper's Hawk  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
Downy Woodpecker  9
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Eastern Phoebe  2
Philadelphia Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  8
Black-capped Chickadee  18
Tufted Titmouse  8
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  7
Brown Creeper  3
House Wren  3
European Starling  1
Gray Catbird  4
Eastern Bluebird  1
American Robin  50
Cedar Waxwing  6
Purple Finch  1
American Goldfinch  20
White-throated Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  11
Lincoln's Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  4
Red-winged Blackbird  40
Common Grackle  2
Northern Waterthrush  1
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  9
American Redstart  4
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  5
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Western)  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  6
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  4  

Canada Goose  6

Wood Duck  27
Blue-winged Teal  17
Mallard  7
Ruddy Duck  1
Mourning Dove  10
Black-bellied Plover  8
Killdeer  17
Least Sandpiper  9
Pectoral Sandpiper  10
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Ring-billed Gull  102
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Merlin  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  3
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tree Swallow  50
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
European Starling  30
House Finch  1
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  1
American Redstart  1
Northern Parula  1
Bay-breasted Warbler  2
Blackpoll Warbler  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Sparrow  4
Chipping Sparrow  1
Nashville Warbler  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  1
Thomas Township Nature Center and Preserve, SA
















































Tittabawassee Twp. Sewage Ponds, SA






























Freeland area, SA
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John Porath

9/20/2020

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Wood Duck  4
Mourning Dove  11
Turkey Vulture  7
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  4
Gray Catbird  2
American Robin  17
Common Grackle  3
Northern Cardinal  4
Cass City area, TU
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Ryan Dziedzic

9/18/2020

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​Cackling Goose  1   
Canada Goose  897
Trumpeter Swan  15    
Wood Duck  565    
Blue-winged Teal  403     
Northern Shoveler  72
Gadwall  26     
American Wigeon  288
Mallard  1032
American Black Duck  28
Northern Pintail  129    
Green-winged Teal  434
Ring-necked Duck  20     
Hooded Merganser  22
Ruddy Duck  1
Pied-billed Grebe  148
Mourning Dove  5
Chimney Swift  2
Virginia Rail  2
Sora  6
Common Gallinule  75
American Coot  145
Sandhill Crane  159
Semipalmated Plover  3
Killdeer  2
Least Sandpiper  4
Short-billed Dowitcher  6
Greater Yellowlegs  6
Bonaparte's Gull  5
Ring-billed Gull  495
Herring Gull  3
Double-crested Cormorant  231
American White Pelican  126    
Great Blue Heron  52
Great Egret  109
Black-crowned Night-Heron  8
Turkey Vulture  2
Northern Harrier  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  8
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  9
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4
Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
Eastern Phoebe  3
Yellow-throated Vireo  1
Philadelphia Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  17
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  2
Horned Lark  2
Tree Swallow  250
Barn Swallow  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  6
Brown Creeper  3
House Wren  2
Marsh Wren  3
European Starling  40
Gray Catbird  3
Gray-cheeked Thrush  1
Swainson's Thrush  2
American Robin  2
American Goldfinch  4
White-throated Sparrow  13
Vesper Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  26
Lincoln's Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  9
Bobolink  110
Red-winged Blackbird  60
Blue-winged Warbler  1     
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Tennessee Warbler  9
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  8
American Redstart  8
Northern Parula  4     
Magnolia Warbler  10
Bay-breasted Warbler  8     
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  8
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Western)  9     
Yellow-rumped Warbler  9
Black-throated Green Warbler  5
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  3  
Shiawassee NWR, SA

​IWMM Survey (Restricted access)
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John Porath

9/17/2020

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Canada Goose  43
Wood Duck  2
Mallard  2
Mourning Dove  3
Sandhill Crane  3
Killdeer  1
Sanderling  1
Bonaparte's Gull  47
Ring-billed Gull  62
Herring Gull  5
Caspian Tern  4
Great Egret  1
Bald Eagle  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
American Robin  1
Bay City SP, BA
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John Porath

9/15/2020

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Canada Goose  47
Trumpeter Swan  1
Wood Duck  18
Blue-winged Teal  55
Mallard  27
Redhead  1
Hooded Merganser  6
Pied-billed Grebe  11
Common Gallinule  1
Sandhill Crane  6
Killdeer  3
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Ring-billed Gull  36
Caspian Tern  2    
Double-crested Cormorant  79
American White Pelican  68    
Great Blue Heron  12
Great Egret  2
Osprey  1
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  3
Eastern Phoebe  1
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tree Swallow  8
European Starling  4
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
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John Porath

9/14/2020

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Canada Goose  35
Mallard  5
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Bonaparte's Gull  22
Ring-billed Gull  200
Herring Gull  50
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1    
Caspian Tern  1
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT 1    
Double-crested Cormorant  350
American White Pelican  28    
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Dow Ponds, MI
 
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Ryan Dziedzic

9/14/2020

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Mourning Dove  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  3
Black-capped Chickadee  15
Tufted Titmouse  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1     First of fall
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Gray Catbird  1
American Robin  2
House Finch  4
Purple Finch  2
American Goldfinch  12
Song Sparrow  1
Ovenbird  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  3
Northern Parula  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Oil City area, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

9/12/2020

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Canada Goose  25
Wood Duck  26
Blue-winged Teal  67
Mallard  117
American Black Duck  3
Green-winged Teal  6
Common Nighthawk  3
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Egret  2
Green Heron  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  13
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  1
Gray Catbird  3
Swainson's Thrush  1
American Goldfinch  9
Song Sparrow  5
Common Yellowthroat  1
Northern Cardinal  1

Canada Goose  2

Blue-winged Teal  4
Northern Shoveler  42
Mallard  10
Greater/Lesser Scaup  16     
Semipalmated Plover  1
Sanderling  1
Red-necked Phalarope  5    
Bonaparte's Gull  10
Ring-billed Gull  50
Herring Gull  30
Caspian Tern  2
Double-crested Cormorant  600    
American White Pelican  68    
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  3
Bald Eagle  1
American Crow  4
Chippewa Nature Center Wetlands, MI

























Dow Ponds, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

9/11/2020

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Canada Goose  424
Mute Swan  5
Trumpeter Swan  12    
Wood Duck  748     
Blue-winged Teal  535     
Northern Shoveler  109
Gadwall  14
American Wigeon  120
Mallard  1069
American Black Duck  4
Northern Pintail  21
Green-winged Teal  735
Hooded Merganser  13
Pied-billed Grebe  214     
Mourning Dove  15
Common Nighthawk  3
Chimney Swift  15
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Virginia Rail  9
Sora  18
Common Gallinule  59
American Coot  72
Sandhill Crane  148
Semipalmated Plover  2
Killdeer  1
Least Sandpiper  6
Short-billed Dowitcher  3
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  12
Lesser Yellowlegs  12
Ring-billed Gull  1065    
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1     
Caspian Tern  6
Common Tern  2     
Forster's Tern  1    
Double-crested Cormorant  230
American White Pelican  175     
Great Blue Heron  76
Great Egret  94
Green Heron  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  6
Turkey Vulture  5
Northern Harrier  6
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  11
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Belted Kingfisher  8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  6
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  5
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  12     
Eastern Phoebe  2
Yellow-throated Vireo  3     
Philadelphia Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  5
Red-eyed Vireo  15
Blue Jay  13
American Crow  11
Black-capped Chickadee  14
Tufted Titmouse  3
Horned Lark  4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  15
Tree Swallow  30
Bank Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  100
Red-breasted Nuthatch  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  9
Brown Creeper  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
House Wren  3
Marsh Wren  10
European Starling  30
Gray Catbird  6
Brown Thrasher  1
Swainson's Thrush  5
American Robin  3
Cedar Waxwing  5
American Goldfinch  17
Savannah Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  10
Swamp Sparrow  6
Bobolink  27
Red-winged Blackbird  noted
Common Grackle  6
Ovenbird  1
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Tennessee Warbler  17     
Common Yellowthroat  10
American Redstart  22    
Cape May Warbler  2    
Northern Parula  5     
Magnolia Warbler  11    
Bay-breasted Warbler  20     
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  3     
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Western)  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  7
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  4    ​
Shiawassee NWR, SA

​IWMM Survey (restricted access)
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Ryan Dziedzic

9/4/2020

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Canada Goose  285
Trumpeter Swan  13     
Wood Duck  530    
Blue-winged Teal  530    
Northern Shoveler  35
Gadwall  3
American Wigeon  16
Mallard  1020
American Black Duck  5
Northern Pintail  13
Green-winged Teal  300
Wild Turkey  6
Pied-billed Grebe  201    
Mourning Dove  25
Common Nighthawk  1
Chimney Swift  120     
Virginia Rail  5
Sora  7
Common Gallinule  56
American Coot  135
Sandhill Crane  95
Semipalmated Plover  5
Killdeer  4
Least Sandpiper  2
Semipalmated Sandpiper  2
Wilson's Snipe  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  5
Lesser Yellowlegs  9
Bonaparte's Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  368
Herring Gull  1
Caspian Tern  7
Double-crested Cormorant  239
American White Pelican  114    
Great Blue Heron  81
Great Egret  117
Green Heron  4
Black-crowned Night-Heron  8
Turkey Vulture  15
Osprey  1
Northern Harrier  2
Cooper's Hawk  2
Bald Eagle  12
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Belted Kingfisher  9
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2
Red-headed Woodpecker  2   
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  5
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  9
Eastern Phoebe  5
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Eastern Kingbird  2
Yellow-throated Vireo  6    
Philadelphia Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  10
Red-eyed Vireo  13
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  9
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  50
Bank Swallow  100
Barn Swallow  200
Cliff Swallow  5
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  8
Brown Creeper  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  6
House Wren  9
Marsh Wren  2
European Starling  5
Gray Catbird  4
Swainson's Thrush  2
American Robin  1
Cedar Waxwing  1
American Goldfinch  20
Song Sparrow  12
Swamp Sparrow  2
Bobolink  20
Baltimore Oriole  5    
Red-winged Blackbird  noted
Common Grackle  noted
Ovenbird  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Tennessee Warbler  8
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  12     
Northern Parula  1
Magnolia Warbler  4
Bay-breasted Warbler  11     
Blackburnian Warbler  4    
Yellow Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  4
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Indigo Bunting  2


Kerry Kalahar
Shiawassee NWR, SA

​IWMM Survey (restricted access)
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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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