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Joe Soehnel

11/30/2016

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Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
American Pipit  1

​Pileated Woodpecker  1

HARLEQUIN DUCK 1 fem
Canvasback  1

Long-tailed Duck  17
White-winged Scoter  1
Common Goldeneye  20
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Horned Grebe  4
Red-necked Grebe  1
Common Loon  4

Bonaparte's Gull  126

Redhead  2880
Long-tailed Duck  1
Bufflehead  38
Hooded Merganser  3
Hampton Twp Home, BA


AuGres Area, AR
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East Tawas State Dock, IO


Jerry's Marina, IO







Tawas City Park, IO

​Gateway Park, IO
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Monica Essenmacher

11/30/2016

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Common Goldeneye  43
Bonaparte's Gull  103
Snow Bunting  15

Bonaparte's Gull 660
Ring-billed Gull  370

Tundra Swan  43
Great Black-backed Gull  1

Green-winged Teal  3
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Northern Harrier  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Ring-billed Gull  643
Eastern Screech Owl  1
Northern Flicker  2
​American Tree Sparrow  35

​Great Horned Owl  1
Saginaw Bay, HU



Oak Beach, HU


​Lighthouse County Park, HU


Fish Point, TU








Vanderbilt Park, TU
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Craig Schafer

11/29/2016

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​​American Crow  48
Blue Jay  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
House Finch  83
American Goldfinch  33
Kochville Twp, SA
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John Porath

11/29/2016

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Tundra Swan  225
Short-eared Owl  2
​Brown-headed Cowbrd  3
Little Prairie Hunt Club, SA
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Allen Chartier

11/28/2016

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Tundra Swan  75
American Black Duck  20
Mallard  10
Greater Scaup  4
Common Goldeneye  2
Northern Harrier  1    
Bonaparte's Gull  40
Ring-billed Gull  100
Herring Gull  15
American Tree Sparrow  2

​Wild Turkey  12

Red-tailed Hawk  2
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  39
Mourning Dove  1
American Kestrel  1

Wild Turkey  28

Red-tailed Hawk  1
Allen Rd Boat Launch, TU










​Columbia Twp, TU






​Vassar Rd, TU
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Allen Chartier

11/27/2016

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Northern Harrier  1 
Bald Eagle  1    
Red-tailed Hawk  4
Rough-legged Hawk  1
American Kestrel  4
Horned Lark  7
American Robin  1
American Pipit  1
Snow Bunting  192  
American Tree Sparrow  14
Song Sparrow  1

​Tundra Swan  95


Red-tailed Hawk  1
Bonaparte's Gull  150
Ring-billed Gull  750
Herring Gull  150
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  30
Northern Shrike  1  
Columbia Twp, TU











Akron Twp, TU

Fish Point, TU
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Allen Chartier

11/25/2016

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Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  17
American Crow  12
Horned Lark  7
American Pipit  2
American Tree Sparrow  34
Dark-eyed Junco  6
White-crowned Sparrow  1  
Pine Siskin  55
American Goldfinch  5

Canada Goose  310
Mallard  8
Ruddy Duck  1

Tundra Swan  260

Red-tailed Hawk  1
Horned Lark  2
Columbia Twp, TU












Unionville Sewage Lagoons, TU



​Akron Twp, TU
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Roger Eriksson

11/25/2016

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HARLEQUIN DUCK  1 fem continuing

Turkey Vulture  2
East Tawas State Dock, IO

Whitney Twp/Water Tower, AR
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Roger Eriksson

11/25/2016

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Greater White-fronted Goose  8 
Canada Goose  4769
Tundra Swan  207
Gadwall  306
American Wigeon  158   
American Black Duck  120
Mallard  1273
Northern Shoveler  173
Northern Pintail  155   
Green-winged Teal (American)  102
Redhead  1
Hooded Merganser  35
Common Merganser  71
Great Blue Heron  6
Glossy/White-faced Ibis  1  
Northern Harrier  5
Bald Eagle  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Rough-legged Hawk  1
American Coot  15
Sandhill Crane  623
Ring-billed Gull  1664  
Herring Gull  157
Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA
    (Restricted Access)
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Roger Eriksson

11/24/2016

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1651 Redhead 
52 Bufflehead 
17 Common Goldeneye 
67 Common Merganser 
129 Red-breasted Merganser 
106 Bonaparte's Gull

​1 Canvasback -- Male

19 Redhead 
1 Greater Scaup 
1 Harlequin Duck - Continuing
1 White-winged Scoter 
1 Black Scoter 
12 Bufflehead 
4 Common Goldeneye 
4 Hooded Merganser 
6 Common Merganser 
26 Red-breasted Merganser 
2 Horned Grebe 
1 American Coot

​1 White-winged Scoter 

2 Long-tailed Duck 
8 Bufflehead 
14 Common Goldeneye 
5 Hooded Merganser 
9 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Common Loon 
2 Horned Grebe 
Gateway Park, IO






​East Tawas State Dock, IO













Jerry's Marina, IO
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John Porath

11/24/2016

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Red-tailed Hawk  1
Mourning Dove  1
American Kestrel  2
Northern Shrike  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Fish Point, TU




​Cass City Area, TU
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Roger Eriksson

11/23/2016

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1140 Redhead 
19 Bufflehead 
9 Common Goldeneye 
76 Common Merganser 
58 Red-breasted Merganser 
2 Horned Grebe 
6 Bonaparte's Gull 

Redhead  4

Greater Scaup  1
HARLEQUIN DUCK  1    
Bufflehead  8
Common Goldeneye  2
Hooded Merganser  4
Common Merganser  16
Red-breasted Merganser  65
Horned Grebe  3
Bald Eagle  1
Bonaparte's Gull  2

1974 Redhead 
4 Bufflehead 
2 Common Goldeneye 
8 Common Merganser 
10 Red-breasted Merganser 
Gateway Park, IO







​East Tawas State Dock, IO











National Gypsum Dock, IO
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Craig Schafer

11/22/2016

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​Merlin 1
Canada Goose 1
Bluejay 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Cedar Waxwing 8
American Robin 15
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Goldfinch 6
American Tree Sparrow 3
Dark Eyed Junco 1
Jones Rd/Hampton Twp, BA
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Allen Chartier

11/22/2016

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Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Mourning Dove  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
American Crow  65
Horned Lark  18
European Starling  2
Snow Bunting  113
American Goldfinch  3

​Northern Harrier  1     Male.
Red-tailed Hawk  1

Rough-legged Hawk  1

Mourning Dove  25
American Kestrel  1
Richville Area, TU


​Columbia Twp, TU








Akron Twp, TU


​Juniata Twp, TU
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Monica Essenmacher

11/21/2016

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1 Long-tailed Duck
4 Red-breasted Merganser
1 SABINE'S GULL *
34 Bonaparte's Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 

Caseville Jetty, HU
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Roger Eriksson

11/20/2016

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6 Bufflehead 
67 Common Merganser 
124 Red-breasted Merganser 

5284 Redhead 

1 Common Goldeneye 
16 Red-breasted Merganser 
32 Bonaparte's Gull 

1 American Black Duck 

4 Redhead 
5 Common Goldeneye 
10 Common Merganser 
36 Red-breasted Merganser 
4 Horned Grebe 
16 Bonaparte's Gull 
National Gypsum Dock, IO



​Gateway Park, IO




​East Tawas State Dock, IO
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Roger Eriksson

11/18/2016

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86 Bonaparte's Gull 
11 Ring-billed Gull 
13 Herring Gull

19 Black-capped Chickadee 
2 Tufted Titmouse 
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 
1 Hermit Thrush
2 American Tree Sparrow 
Jerry's Marina, IO



​Tawas Point, IO
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Allen Chartier

11/18/2016

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Rough-legged Hawk  1

Rough-legged Hawk  1

Tundra Swan  55
Red-tailed Hawk  2
American Kestrel  2

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​Northern Harrier  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  4
American Kestrel  1
Horned Lark  7
European Starling  128
American Pipit  4
Lapland Longspur  47
Snow Bunting  12

Tundra Swan  20

Gadwall  40
American Wigeon  20
American Black Duck  20
Mallard  200
Northern Shoveler  15
Cattle Egret  2 
Northern Harrier  2
American Coot  30
Blumfield Twp, SA

​Denmark Twp, TU

Akron Twp, TU



​Columbia Twp, TU









​Fish Point, TU
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Allen Chartier

11/17/2016

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Bufflehead  8
Ruddy Duck  25
Bonaparte's Gull  35

Northern Harrier  1     

Red-tailed Hawk  2
Bonaparte's Gull  402    
Ring-billed Gull  827    
Herring Gull  15
Northern Flicker  2
Horned Lark  13
European Starling  210
American Pipit  3
Snow Bunting  4
Red-winged Blackbird  226

​Bald Eagle 2 ad
Unionville Sewage Lagoons, TU



​Columbia Twp, TU











​Frankenmuth Dam, SA
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Doug Jackson

11/17/2016

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​Peregrine Falcon 1
Cattle Egret 1
Great blue Heron 1
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 8
American Wigeon 2
Common Merganser 4
Hooded Merganser 10
Mallard 400
Canada Goose 340
Ring-billed Gull 60

​Horned Grebe 16
White-winged Scoter 1
Red-breasted Merganser 
Bonaparte's Gull 24
Standish Sewage Lagoons, AR
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​East Tawas State Dock, IO
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Roger Eriksson

11/17/2016

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18 Northern Pintail 
1 Common Merganser 
1 Great Egret 
2 Herring Gull 
1 Great Black-backed Gull

2950 Redhead 

18 Bufflehead 
2 Common Goldeneye
Linwood Rd, BA





​Gateway Park, IO
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Allen Chartier

11/16/2016

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Canada Goose  150
Mute Swan  2
Tundra Swan  20
Gadwall  75
American Black Duck  30
Mallard  200
Rough-legged Hawk  1
VERMILLION FLYCATCHER  1
​YELLOW WARBLER  1  

Red-winged Blackbird  1
Rusty Blackbird  2

Rough-legged Hawk  4   
Merlin  1  
Horned Lark  21
European Starling  28
American Pipit  8
Lapland Longspur  2
Snow Bunting  41

Northern Harrier  1     Male.

Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Ring-billed Gull  673
Northern Flicker  1
American Robin  1
American Pipit  53    
Lapland Longspur  7
Snow Bunting  176
American Tree Sparrow  60
Dark-eyed Junco  10
White-crowned Sparrow  5    
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  4
Red-winged Blackbird  75
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Fish Point SWA, TU











Columbia Twp, TU







Columbia Twp, TU
   (Second time frame)
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Joe Soehnel

11/16/2016

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Gadwall  67
American Wigeon  29
Northern Shoveler  88
Northern Pintail  2
Green-winged Teal  4
Redhead  1
Ring-necked Duck  186
Ruddy Duck  5
Pied-billed Grebe  5
Cattle Egret  1    
VERMILLION FLYCATCHER  1  
Eastern Bluebird  1
Rusty Blackbird  1

Red-breasted Merganser 438

Horned Grebe  6
Common Loon  1
Bonaparte's Gull  462

Northern Shrike  1
Fish Point SWA, TU













Caseville Jetty, HU




Vassar Rd, TU

The Vermillion Flycatcher was originally found by Ryne Rutherford on Nov 15th in the late afternoon.  A number of birders were there at sunrise this morning  and Monica Essenmacher was the first to get on the bird after an hour of looking.  Immature bird.  It was on the north end of Ringle Rd less than a hundred yards from the Fish Point Lodge.  (Ringle Rd curves to the east at the north end for roughly a quarter mile to Fish Point Lodge.)  Park in their lot and walk back to the west.  Remain on the road and be patient.

Wow!!!  
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Monica Essenmacher

11/15/2016

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1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Brown Creeper
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
Beaver Twp, BA
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Monica Essenmacher

11/14/2016

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1 Tundra Swan
1 Gadwall
10 American Wigeon
4 Northern Shoveler
8 Green-winged Teal
1 Canvasback
50 Redhead
50 Lesser Scaup
4 Hooded Merganser
1 Pied-billed Grebe
2 Cattle Egret 
1 Northern Harrier
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Red-tailed Hawk
25 American Coot
11 Lapland Longspur
860 Snow Bunting 
25 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Rusty Blackbird

1 Surf Scoter

2 Black Scoter
5 Bufflehead
2 Common Goldeneye
4 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Horned Grebe
2 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Bonaparte's Gull
8 Snow Bunting
Fish Point, TU



















​Port Austin Harbor, HU
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