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Ryan Dziedzic & Val Trabucchi

10/31/2015

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Great Blue Heron  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
White-crowned Sparrow  1

Redhead  40
Bufflehead  1
Red-breasted Merganser  2
American Coot  13
Bonaparte's Gull  6
Dark-eyed Junco  32

Mute Swan  4

Common Goldeneye  11
Pied-billed Grebe  15

Cooper's Hawk  1

Bald Eagle  1
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Northern Shrike   1

American Tree Sparrow  42
White-crowned Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Sanford Lake Village Park, MI




Sanford Lake (south), MI






Sanford Lake (Anna Ln.), MI



Edenville, MI

​Edenville Twp., MI
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Monica Essenmacher

10/31/2015

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77 Tundra Swan                                                    Fish Point SWA, TU
6 Wood Duck
26 Gadwall
56 American Wigeon
15 Green-winged Teal
6 Ring-necked Duck
1 Northern Harrier
88 American Coot
10 Sandhill Crane
2 Lesser Yellowlegs
15 Dunlin
4 Bonaparte's Gull
2 Lapland Longspur
27 American Tree Sparrow
810 Red-winged Blackbird
96 Rusty Blackbird

1  Northern Shrike                                                 Rose Island, HU
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Roger Eriksson

10/31/2015

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Trumpeter Swan  4                                                Tuttle Marsh, IO
Hooded Merganser  7
Great Blue Heron  14 
Black-bellied Plover  1
Greater Yellowlegs  38
Dunlin  8
Pectoral Sandpiper  1
Black-capped Chickadee  9
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Snow Bunting  6
American Tree Sparrow  1
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Sara Wilkins

10/31/2015

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Snowy Owl  1                                                      Shields Area, SA
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Ryan Dziedzic

10/30/2015

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Northern Harrier  2
Rough-legged Hawk  1     
Ring-billed Gull  750
Mourning Dove  70
Belted Kingfisher  1
American Kestrel  1
Merlin  1
American Pipit  2
American Tree Sparrow  14

Jasper Twp., MI
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Roger Eriksson

10/30/2015

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Pied-billed Grebe  87                                            Crow Island SGA/West Unit, SA
Northern Harrier  1
Common Gallinule  1
American Coot  960
American Tree Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  2

American Black Duck  10                                      Pinconning County Pk, BA
Hooded Merganser  2
Pied-billed Grebe  43
American Coot  19
Bonaparte's Gull  38

Canada Goose  2000                                            Standish Sewage Lagoons, AR
Gadwall  44                                                              (Restricted Access)
American Black Duck  28
Mallard  384
Ring-necked Duck  36
Lesser Scaup  18
Bufflehead  85
Common Goldeneye  6
Hooded Merganser  52
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David Peters

10/28/2015

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Sandhill Crane  768                                            Shiawassee NWR, SA
                                                                  
The first run for the Greater Sandhill Crane Eastern Population survey overseen by the USFWS and conducted throughout eastern North America.  The second survey will take pace on Nov 9th
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Roger Eriksson

10/27/2015

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Snow Goose  8                                                      Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA
Canada Goose  7842                                               (Restricted Access)
Trumpeter Swan  8 
Tundra Swan  121
Wood Duck  8
Gadwall  326
American Wigeon  1113
American Black Duck  234
Mallard  3950
Northern Shoveler  207
Northern Pintail  801
Green-winged Teal  1885
Canvasback  12
Redhead  22
Ring-necked Duck  24
Hooded Merganser  12
Common Merganser  212
Ruddy Duck  64
Pied-billed Grebe  27
Great Blue Heron  13
Great Egret  59
Northern Harrier  6
Bald Eagle  7
American Coot  276
Sandhill Crane  282
Killdeer  1
Greater Yellowlegs  15
Dunlin  160
White-rumped Sandpiper  1
Pectoral Sandpiper  3
American Tree Sparrow  19
White-crowned Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Rusty Blackbird  12
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Ryan Dziedzic

10/26/2015

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Snow Goose  1

​American Woodcock   1
Oil City Marsh, MI

​Oil City area, MI
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David Peters

10/26/2015

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CATTLE EGRET  2                                               Shiawassee NWR, SA 

One of the cattle egret was observed near Grefe Tower.  The Ferguson Bayou Trail is open through this Thursday, October 29th.  Grefe Tower is at the northeast end of Ferguson Bayou Trail.
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Doug Jackson

10/26/2015

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​Tundra Swan 2                                                    Tawas Point, IO
Bonaparte’s Gull 28
Wilson’s Snipe 4
Pine Siskin 46 (1 flock)
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Lapland Longspur 1
Snow bunting 3
Nashville Warbler 1
White-crowned Sparrow 14
American Tree Sparrow 34
Dark-eyed Junco 18
White-throated Sparrow 2
Rusty Blackbird 4
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Craig Schafer

10/26/2015

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​American Tree Sparrow 9                                   Fish Point SGA, TU
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 15
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Craig Schafer

10/25/2015

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Red tailed Hawk 2                                                Fish Point, TU
Northern Harrier 3
Sandhill Crane 3
HUDSONIAN GODWIT  2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Black Bellied Plover 8
Killdeer 1
Pied-billed Billed Grebe 4
American Coot 5
Canvasback 2
Tundra Swan 12
Rusty Blackbird 30                
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Roger Eriksson

10/25/2015

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Bufflehead  4                                                         Gateway Park, IO
Common Goldeneye  3
Common Merganser  2
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Horned Grebe  34

Pied-billed Grebe  83                                            Crow Island SGA West Unit, SA
American Coot  1165
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Ryan Dziedzic & Val Trabucchi

10/25/2015

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Wood Duck  3
Blue-winged Teal  1
Green-winged Teal  13
Hooded Merganser  5
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Killdeer  13
Wilson's Snipe  11
Northern Flicker  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Eastern Bluebird  6
American Tree Sparrow  19
Fox Sparrow  7
White-crowned Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  1

Northern Shoveler  5
Lesser Scaup  10
Bufflehead  25
Common Goldeneye  3
Common Merganser  3
Ruddy Duck  250
Horned Grebe  4
Bald Eagle  7
Bonaparte's Gull  21
American Pipit  3
Snow Bunting  16
Pine Siskin  2
CNC Wetlands, MI
















Dow Ponds, MI
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Wayne Shawl

10/24/2015

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Ruffed Grouse  6                                                    Cooke Dam Area, IO
Bald Eagle  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  3
Pileated Woodpecker  2
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Ryan Dziedzic

10/24/2015

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Pileated Woodpecker  1
White-crowned Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  2
Purple Finch  3

Turkey Vulture  2
Mourning Dove  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  8
Downy Woodpecker  7
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  25
Black-capped Chickadee  40
Tufted Titmouse  7
White-breasted Nuthatch  6
Brown Creeper  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Eastern Bluebird  2
Fox Sparrow  5
Dark-eyed Junco  17
White-crowned Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  1
Oil City area, MI




​Greendale Twp., MI
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Roger Eriksson

10/23/2015

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Rusty Blackbird  26                                                Tawas Point, IO

Redhead  360                                                          Jerry's Marina/Tawas Bay, IO
Greater Scaup  8
Long-tailed Duck  1

Greater Scaup  8                                                    East Tawas State Dock, IO
Black Scoter  2 
Merlin  1

Hooded Merganser  62                                          Tuttle Marsh, IO
Great Blue Heron  7
Sandhill Crane  1
Greater Yellowlegs  8 
Northern Shrike  1
American Tree Sparrow  35
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Ryan Dziedzic

10/23/2015

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Eastern Screech-Owl   2
Jasper Twp., MI
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Monica Essenmacher

10/23/2015

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1 Northern Shoveler                                            Whiting Overlook Park, MI
1 Common Goldeneye
6 Hooded Merganser
1 Common Merganser
4 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Ruddy Duck
1 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Double-crested Cormorant
6 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk
34 Bonaparte's Gull
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Roger Eriksson

10/22/2015

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Hooded Merganser  36                                        Tuttle Marsh, IO
Great Blue Heron  16
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  3
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Black-bellied Plover  1
Killdeer  19
Greater Yellowlegs  44  
Lesser Yellowlegs  2    
Dunlin  42
Baird's Sandpiper  1   
White-rumped Sandpiper  5    
Pectoral Sandpiper  28 
Ring-billed Gull  2
Peregrine Falcon 1
​American Tree Sparrow  21 
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Betsy Kish

10/22/2015

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Snowy Owl  1                                                  Champagne Rd N of Kinde Rd, HU
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Ryan Dziedzic

10/21/2015

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Pileated Woodpecker  1
Orange-crowned Warbler  1
Field Sparrow  2     
White-throated Sparrow  8
Song Sparrow  1
Oil City area, MI
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Craig Schafer

10/21/2015

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Pine Siskin 38                                                       Bay City, BA
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2                                          Yard birds
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Dark eyed Junco 8
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Roger Eriksson

10/20/2015

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Blue-headed Vireo  1                                           Tawas Point, IO
Brown Creeper  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Hermit Thrush  4
Brown Thrasher  1
American Tree Sparrow  1
Fox Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  78
White-throated Sparrow  4


Redhead  176                                                      Tawas Bay/Jerry's Marina, IO
Common Merganser  6
Double-crested Cormorant  8
Great Blue Heron  1
Bonaparte's Gull  55

Bufflehead  10                                                      Tawas Lake, IO
Pied-billed Grebe  21
Turkey Vulture  1

Horned Grebe 8                                                    Gateway Park, IO

Redhead  2300                                                     National Gypsum Dock, IO
Greater Scaup  3
Horned Grebe  31 

Redhead  28                                                         Benson Rd/Alabaster Twp, IO
Greater Scaup  2
Common Goldeneye  1
Common Merganser  49
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Horned Grebe  18
White-crowned Sparrow  1
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    • IWMMP = Integrated Waterbird Management Monitoring Program; 
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