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David Peters

10/31/2017

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Tree Swallow  16
Shiawassee NWR, SA
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Monica Essenmacher

10/31/2017

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2 Snow Goose 
65 Canada Goose
1 Canvasback
45 Redhead
6 Red-breasted Merganser
8 Horned Grebe

1 Hooded Merganser
48 Red-breasted Merganser
4 Double-crested Cormorant
1 BLACK-LEGGED KITIWAKE   *

55 Redhead
16 Greater Scaup
2 Bufflehead
18 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Red-necked Grebe
5 Bonaparte's Gull

8 Turkey Vulture

​2 Dunlin

3 Bonaparte's Gull

3 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Bonaparte's Gull
1 Belted Kingfisher
5 Snow Bunting
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler

175 Tundra Swan -- Continuing.

3 Wood Duck
2 Blue-winged Teal
10 Gadwall
20 American Wigeon
130 Mallard
14 American Black Duck
790 Ring-necked Duck 
1 Greater Scaup
1 Lesser Scaup
6 Hooded Merganser
1 Red-breasted Merganser
15 Pied-billed Grebe
2 Northern Harrier
565 American Coot
28 Sandhill Crane
3 Dunlin
1 Belted Kingfisher
3 Horned Lark
70 Rusty Blackbird
Harbor Beach Trescott St Pier, HU






Grindstone City, HU




Port Austin Harbor, HU






Hellems Rd, HU

Port Austin Area, HU


Port Crescent State Park, HU​
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Phil Odum, Bob Bell, Kim Laskowski & Michael Nelson

10/31/2017

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23 Redhead 
1 Greater Scaup 
2 Surf Scoter 
4 White-winged Scoter 
10 Long-tailed Duck 
2 Bufflehead 
2 Common Goldeneye 
2 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Common Loon 
1 Horned Grebe 
1 Great Blue Heron 
1 Northern Harrier 
3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 
5 Bald Eagle 
3 Rough-legged Hawk 
257 Dunlin 
5 Greater Yellowlegs 
9 Bonaparte's Gull 
1 Merlin 
12 Cedar Waxwing 
10 Snow Bunting 
10 American Tree Sparrow 
4 Dark-eyed Junco 
1 White-crowned Sparrow 
18 Rusty Blackbird 
1 Common Grackle 
80 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Pt., IO
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Kim LeBlanc

10/31/2017

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Short-eared Owl  1
Miller Rd, SA
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Roger Eriksson

10/31/2017

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22 Redhead 
1 Bufflehead 
1 Common Merganser 
3 Red-necked Grebe 
32 Double-crested Cormorant 
33 Bonaparte's Gull ​

1050 Redhead 
2 Common Merganser 
6 Red-breasted Merganser 

220 Redhead 
14 Surf Scoter 
7 White-winged Scoter 
1 Black Scoter ​
East Tawas State Dock, IO






​Alabaster Twp, IO



​Jerry's Marina, IO
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Monica Essenmacher

10/30/2017

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40 Tundra Swan
2 Wood Duck
19 Gadwall
34 American Wigeon
500 Mallard
5 American Black Duck
3 Northern Pintail
1 Canvasback
70 Redhead
60 Ring-necked Duck
30 Lesser Scaup
14 Bufflehead
2 Ruddy Duck
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Red-tailed Hawk
245 American Coot
60 Sandhill Crane
120 American Crow
100 Rusty Blackbird

2 Brewer's Blackbird -- One seen; others heard. On periphery of large Rusty flock. Crackling, buzzy-noted vocals with the repeated (what I call) high-pitched “oui-oui” notes heard.    In a favorite RUBL spot, Thomas/ Gotham.

19 Pine Siskin
Fish Point SWA, TU
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Phil Odum

10/30/2017

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5 Tundra Swan -- 2 adult 3 Imm.
2 Surf Scoter 
1 White-winged Scoter 
27 Long-tailed Duck 
15 Bufflehead 
4 Common Goldeneye 
5 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Ruffed Grouse 
11 Common Loon 
1 Horned Grebe 
3 Great Blue Heron 
2 Bald Eagle 
2 Black-bellied Plover 
3 Dunlin 
31 Bonaparte's Gull 
1 Pileated Woodpecker 
1 Peregrine Falcon 
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
6 American Robin 
13 American Tree Sparrow 
1 Fox Sparrow 
16 Dark-eyed Junco 
3 White-crowned Sparrow 
4 Purple Finch 
450 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Pt, IO
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Phil Odum

10/29/2017

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4 Tundra Swan
1 Redhead 
1 Surf Scoter 
5 White-winged Scoter 
1 Black Scoter 
7 Long-tailed Duck 
8 Bufflehead 
2 Common Goldeneye 
4 Hooded Merganser 
4 Common Merganser 
11 Red-breasted Merganser 
3 Common Loon 
2 Great Blue Heron 
1 Turkey Vulture 
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 
4 Black-bellied Plover 
1 Dunlin 
1 Wilson's Snipe 
19 Bonaparte's Gull 
1 Short-eared Owl 
1 Belted Kingfisher 
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker 
1 Merlin 
4 Common Raven 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 White-breasted Nuthatch 
1 Brown Creeper 
1 Winter Wren 
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
3 American Pipit 
12 Snow Bunting 
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
22 American Tree Sparrow 
2 Fox Sparrow
14 Dark-eyed Junco 
5 White-crowned Sparrow  
1 White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's) 
2 White-throated Sparrow 
1 Eastern Meadowlark
6 Rusty Blackbird 
1 Purple Finch 
100 Pine Siskin ​
Tawas Point, IO
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Phil Odum

10/28/2017

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1 Redhead 
5 Surf Scoter 
12 White-winged Scoter 
1 Black Scoter 
7 Long-tailed Duck 
6 Bufflehead 
6 Common Goldeneye 
4 Hooded Merganser 
4 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Red-throated Loon 
2 Common Loon 
1 Horned Grebe 
2 Great Blue Heron 
1 Bald Eagle 
1 Greater Yellowlegs 
42 Bonaparte's Gull 
1 Great Black-backed Gull 
1 Merlin 
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 Brown Creeper 
1 Winter Wren 
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
1 Snow Bunting 
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
16 American Tree Sparrow 
12 Dark-eyed Junco 
3 White-crowned Sparrow (leucophrys) 
1 White-throated Sparrow 
1 Song Sparrow 
2 Northern Cardinal 
50 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, IO
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Roger Eriksson

10/28/2017

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1 Gadwall 
830 Redhead 
6 Greater Scaup 
7 Surf Scoter 
1 Long-tailed Duck 
2 Bufflehead 
5 Common Merganser 
6 Double-crested Cormorant 
96 Bonaparte's Gull 
Jerry's Marina/Tawas Bay, IO
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Joe Soehnel

10/27/2017

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GR. WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE  1 
Canada Goose  275
Mallard  125
Northern Pintail  4
Redhead  1
Greater Scaup  2118
Lesser Scaup  6
Ruddy Duck  1
Double-crested Cormorant  376
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  6
Bald Eagle  2
Bonaparte's Gull  675
Bangor Twp/Saginaw Bay, BA
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Phil Odum & Jason Bojczyk

10/27/2017

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2 American Black Duck 
4 Green-winged Teal 
2 Redhead 
1 Surf Scoter 
7 White-winged Scoter 
1 Black Scoter 
37 Long-tailed Duck 
8 Bufflehead 
4 Common Goldeneye 
4 Hooded Merganser 
9 Common Merganser 
9 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Common Loon 
1 Pied-billed Grebe 
1 Red-necked Grebe 
1 Great Blue Heron 
2 Bald Eagle 
3 Black-bellied Plover 
1 Sanderling 
1 Greater Yellowlegs 
65 Bonaparte's Gull 
4 Great Black-backed Gull 
1 Belted Kingfisher 
5 Horned Lark 
1 Brown Creeper 
1 Winter Wren 
3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
3 American Pipit 
5 American Tree Sparrow 
1 Fox Sparrow (Red) 
10 Dark-eyed Junco 
3 White-crowned Sparrow (leucophrys) 
2 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, IO
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Roger Eriksson

10/27/2017

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2327 Redhead
9 Bufflehead 
1 Bonaparte's Gull 

1 Common Loon 

21 Bonaparte's Gull 
5 Snow Bunting 
Gateway Park, IO



​East Tawas State Dock, IO
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Phil Odum

10/26/2017

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1 Wood Duck 
1 Redhead 
1 Surf Scoter 
9 White-winged Scoter 
2 Long-tailed Duck 
11 Bufflehead 
2 Common Goldeneye 
1 Hooded Merganser 
3 Red-breasted Merganser 
2 Common Loon 
2 Great Blue Heron 
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 
1 Red-shouldered Hawk 
2 Black-bellied Plover 
1 Dunlin 
1 Wilson's Snipe 
27 Bonaparte's Gull 
1 Pileated Woodpecker 
1 Northern Shrike 
30 Blue Jay 
1 Common Raven 
2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 Brown Creeper 
4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
2 American Pipit 
5 Snow Bunting 
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
28 American Tree Sparrow 
22 Dark-eyed Junco 
6 Rusty Blackbird 
130 Pine Siskin

​4 Hooded Merganser 

3 Pied-billed Grebe 
2 Black-bellied Plover 
30 Bonaparte's Gull 
1 Long-eared Owl 
1 Belted Kingfisher 
2 Brown Creeper 
6 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
1 American Robin 
1 Gray Catbird 
7 American Tree Sparrow 
16 Dark-eyed Junco 
1 White-crowned Sparrow 
1 White-throated Sparrow 
1 Song Sparrow 
1 Swamp Sparrow ​
Tawas Point, (Morning)


























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​Tawas Point, IO (Afternoon)
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Monica Essenmacher

10/26/2017

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10 Redhead
2 Ring-necked Duck
3 Greater Scaup
7 Lesser Scaup
2 White-winged Scoter
4 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Greater Yellowlegs
18 Bonaparte's Gull
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
Port Austin Harbor, HU
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Monica Essenmacher

10/26/2017

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13 Pied-billed Grebe
7 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
3 Great Egret
1 Bald Eagle 
3 Bonaparte's Gull
200 Ring-billed Gull
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 Eastern Bluebird
45 American Robin
12 Dark-eyed Junco 
1 Song Sparrow
2 Common Grackle
13 Pine Siskin

​80 Tundra Swan -- More heard.

2 Wood Duck
1 Blue-winged Teal
1 Northern Shoveler
4 Gadwall
6 American Wigeon
7 American Black Duck
2 Northern Pintail
3 Green-winged Teal
4 Canvasback
100 Redhead
1 Greater Scaup
20 Lesser Scaup
16 Ruddy Duck
17 Pied-billed Grebe
2 Great Blue Heron
1 Great Egret
2 Northern Harrier
123 American Coot
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Winter Wren
7 Golden-crowned Kinglet
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Gray Catbird
7 Dark-eyed Junco
14 Rusty Blackbird

​1 Common Loon

6 Bonaparte's Gull
Bayport, HU















​Fish Point SGA, TU


























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Sunset Bay Marina, TU
    (Private)
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Jason Bojczyk

10/26/2017

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Surf Scoter-8+
White-winged Scoter-4
Black Scoter-3
Red-throated Loon-1
Pied-billed Grebe-1
Cooper’s Hawk-1
Northern Goshawk-1
Red-shouldered Hawk-1
Black-bellied Plover-3
Calidris Sp.-1
Bonaparte’s Gull-80+
Long-eared Owl-1
Belted Kingfisher-1
Brown Creeper-3
Winter Wren-1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet-4
Gray Catbird-1
Nashville Warbler-1
Fox Sparrow-3
White-throated Sparrow-1
White-crowned Sparrow-3
Pine Siskin-152+
Tawas Point Highlights, IO
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Allen Chartier

10/26/2017

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Turkey Vulture  1
Northern Harrier  2     1 male, 1 immature female.
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Killdeer  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
American Kestrel  2     
Merlin  1     Male.
American Crow  105  
Horned Lark  166
American Pipit  10
Lapland Longspur  6
Red-winged Blackbird  1330
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Rusty Blackbird  5
Common Grackle  75
House Sparrow  44

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Columbia Twp, TU




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Phil Odum

10/25/2017

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1 Gadwall 
2 American Wigeon 
36 Redhead 
6 Ring-necked Duck 
4 Greater Scaup 
4 Lesser Scaup 
3 Surf Scoter 
9 Long-tailed Duck 
13 Bufflehead 
2 Common Goldeneye 
4 Common Merganser 
7 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Ruddy Duck 
4 Common Loon 
1 Horned Grebe 
1 Bald Eagle 
1 Black-bellied Plover 
1 American Woodcock 
10 Bonaparte's Gull 
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 
1 Brown Creeper 
1 Hermit Thrush 
4 American Pipit 
2 American Tree Sparrow 
1 White-crowned Sparrow 
1 Song Sparrow 
5 Rusty Blackbird 
44 Pine Siskin 
Tawas Point, IO
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Roger Eriksson & Joe Soehnel

10/25/2017

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2005 Canada Goose 
3 Mute Swan 
25 Trumpeter Swan
121 Tundra Swan 
10 Trumpeter/Tundra Swan 
41 Wood Duck 
2 Blue-winged Teal 
468 Northern Shoveler
795 Gadwall -- Continuing 
880 American Wigeon 
4012 Mallard 
172 American Black Duck 
1209 Northern Pintail 
535 Green-winged Teal (American) 
63 Canvasback 
32 Redhead 
1097 Ring-necked Duck 
6 Greater Scaup
7 Lesser Scaup 
4 Bufflehead 
439 Common Merganser
54 Ruddy Duck 
154 Pied-billed Grebe
92 Double-crested Cormorant 
26 Great Blue Heron 
61 Great Egret 
3 Black-crowned Night-Heron 
5 Northern Harrier 
8 Bald Eagle 
2 Red-tailed Hawk 
7 Common Gallinule 
737 American Coot 
1366 Sandhill Crane 
11 Killdeer 
136 Dunlin 
1 Least Sandpiper 
96 Pectoral Sandpiper 
8 Long-billed Dowitcher 
22 Wilson's Snipe
9 Greater Yellowlegs 
13 Lesser Yellowlegs 
12 Bonaparte's Gull 
1 Peregrine Falcon 
1 Northern Shrike 
40 Tree Swallow
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
3 American Robin 
35 American Pipit 
7 White-crowned Sparrow 
6 Savannah Sparrow
14 Song Sparrow 
534 Red-winged Blackbird 
173 Rusty Blackbird
Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA
     (Restricted Access)
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Monica Essenmacher

10/25/2017

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40 Canada Goose
8 Mute Swan
4 Canvasback
38 Redhead
3 Ring-necked Duck
8 Greater Scaup
14 Lesser Scaup
2 Surf Scoter
15 White-winged Scoter
17 Hooded Merganser
6 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Brown Creeper
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Eastern Bluebird
1 Hermit Thrush
26 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
6 Dark-eyed Junco
15 Rusty Blackbird
10 American Goldfinch

10 American Wigeon
22 Green-winged Teal
88 Redhead
14 Ring-necked Duck
11 Greater Scaup
1 Lesser Scaup
2 Bufflehead
1 Hooded Merganser
2 Common Merganser
8 Red-breasted Merganser
2 Horned Grebe
18 Bonaparte's Gull
1 LITTLE GULL
Harbor Beach, HU























Port Austin Harbor, HU
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Monica Essenmacher

10/24/2017

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6 Blue-winged Teal
7 Gadwall
1 Canvasback
23 Redhead
2 Ring-necked Duck
6 Lesser Scaup
4 Common Merganser
10 Red-breasted Merganser
166 Ruddy Duck
94 Double-crested Cormorant
48 American White Pelican
1 Great Blue Heron
2 Bald Eagle
47 Bonaparte's Gull
149 Tree Swallow

3 Trumpeter Swan 

85 Tundra Swan
2 Wood Duck
51 Gadwall
41 American Wigeon
486 Ring-necked Duck 
20 Pied-billed Grebe
3 Northern Harrier
83 American Coot
2 Dunlin
2 Wilson's Snipe
3 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
Dow Ponds, MI















​Fish Point SGA, TU
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Monica Essenmacher

10/23/2017

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1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Blue Jay
2 American Crow
4 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
9 Eastern Bluebird
5 American Robin
5 European Starling
4 Cedar Waxwing
1 Palm Warbler
10 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Tittabawassee River Rd, MI
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Joe Soehnel

10/23/2017

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Mute Swan  2
Tundra Swan  59
Wood Duck  8
Northern Shoveler  1
Gadwall  626   
American Wigeon  85
Mallard  1400
American Black Duck  18
Northern Pintail  28
Green-winged Teal  35
Canvasback  4
Redhead  12
Ring-necked Duck  163
Lesser Scaup  1
Bufflehead  2
Ruddy Duck  6
Pied-billed Grebe  18
Great Blue Heron  4
Great Egret  22
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1 
Common Gallinule  2 
American Coot  116
Killdeer  3
Dunlin  6
Wilson's Snipe  2
Tree Swallow  32   
Golden-crowned Kinglet  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
White-crowned Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  6
Swamp Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  825
Fish Point SWA, TU
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Roger Eriksson

10/22/2017

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11 Redhead 
20 Greater Scaup 
34 Surf Scoter 
2 Black Scoter 
7 Double-crested Cormorant 
2 Great Blue Heron 
Jerry's Marina/Tawas Bay, IO
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