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Monica Essenmacher

11/29/2018

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52 Canada Goose
1 Common Goldeneye
42 Wild Turkey
3 Mourning Dove
1 Bald Eagle 
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
4 Hairy Woodpecker
5 Blue Jay
2 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
3 White-breasted Nuthatch
4 Eastern Bluebird
1 Cedar Waxwing
1 American Goldfinch
1 American Tree Sparrow
5 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
13 Northern Cardinal
2 House Sparrow
Tittabawassee River Road, MI
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Phil Odum

11/29/2018

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20 Canada Goose 
6 Mallard 
28 Long-tailed Duck 
5 Bufflehead 
26 Common Merganser 
10 Red-breasted Merganser 
12 Mourning Dove 
1 Bonaparte's Gull 
13 Herring Gull 
2 Bald Eagle 
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 
2 Downy Woodpecker 
2 Hairy Woodpecker 
5 Blue Jay 
9 Black-capped Chickadee 
2 Tufted Titmouse 
1 American Robin 
1 Pine Siskin 
3 American Goldfinch 
1 Snow Bunting 
3 American Tree Sparrow 
9 Dark-eyed Junco 
2 White-throated Sparrow 
1 Red-winged Blackbird 
2 Rusty Blackbird 
1 Common Grackle 
1 PALM WARBLER
Tawas Point SP, IO
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Allen Chartier

11/29/2018

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Snow Goose  1
Canada Goose  4037
Tundra Swan  505
Northern Shoveler  15
Gadwall  53
Mallard  8958
American Black Duck  423
Northern Pintail  2
Common Merganser  1551
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  7
Mourning Dove  32
American Coot  6
Sandhill Crane  484    
Ring-billed Gull  747
Herring Gull  1240     
Double-crested Cormorant  3   
Great Blue Heron  2
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  15
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  118
Horned Lark  35
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  25
American Goldfinch  20
Lapland Longspur  10
Snow Bunting  20
American Tree Sparrow  90
Dark-eyed Junco  3
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  2
House Sparrow  5
Shiawassee NWR, SA

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Wayne Shawl

11/28/2018

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Trumpeter Swan  9
American Black Duck  4
Greater Scaup  6
Common Merganser  27
Ruffed Grouse  1
Mourning Dove  5
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  3
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  17
American Crow  2
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  4
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  1
Purple Finch  2
American Goldfinch  11
American Tree Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  5
Northern Cardinal  2
Cooke Dam area, IO
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Craig Schafer

11/27/2018

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​Red-tailed Hawk 2
Canada Geese 38  
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 5
Brown Creeper 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Northern Cardinal 2
Blue Jay 1
Mourning Dove 18
American Goldfinch 10
House Finch 12
European Starling 5
House Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 48
Kochville Twp., SA

​Yard birds!
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Wayne Shawl

11/26/2018

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Ruffed Grouse  2
Mourning Dove  9
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  4
Black-capped Chickadee   6
Tufted Titmouse  4
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
American Goldfinch  9
American Tree Sparrow  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Cooke Dam area, IO

Feeder birds!
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Kim LeBlanc

11/23/2018

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Tundra Swan  500+
Fry Road, Albee Twp., SA
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Allen Chartier

11/21/2018

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Snow Goose  1     
Canada Goose  6052    
Tundra Swan  1083    
Northern Shoveler  48
Gadwall  61
American Wigeon  31
Mallard  6158
American Black Duck  478
Northern Pintail  7
Canvasback  2
Bufflehead  14
Hooded Merganser  12
Common Merganser  680
Ruddy Duck  20
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  52
Sandhill Crane  1840     
Ring-billed Gull  625
Herring Gull  145
Double-crested Cormorant  2     
Great Blue Heron  7
Bald Eagle  28   
Red-shouldered Hawk  1    
Red-tailed Hawk  5
Downy Woodpecker  2
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  131
Black-capped Chickadee  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  13
American Goldfinch  4
American Tree Sparrow  49
Dark-eyed Junco  7
Song Sparrow  3
House Sparrow  10
Shiawassee NWR, SA

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Kim LeBlanc

11/20/2018

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Belted Kingfisher   2                                                      St. Charles area, SA
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Ryan Dziedzic

11/18/2018

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Red-shouldered Hawk  1ad
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Black-capped Chickadee  15
American Tree Sparrow  2
Fox Sparrow  1
Oil City area, MI
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Monica Essenmacher

11/18/2018

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3 Mourning Dove
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 American Crow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
2 Dark-eyed Junco

1 Blue Jay
1 Black-capped Chickadee
20 American Robin
139 Bohemian Waxwing
1 American Goldfinch

270 Canada Goose

2 Mute Swan
54 Redhead
3 Ring-necked Duck
1 Greater Scaup
5 Red-breasted Merganser
4 Horned Grebe
2 Bonaparte's Gull
4 Ring-billed Gull
3 Herring Gull
3 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
5 European Starling
1 Bohemian Waxwing
74 Cedar Waxwing
42 Common Redpoll
13 Snow Bunting
Port Austin Road, Hume Twp., HU







Huron Co. Nature Center, Wilderness Arboretum, HU




Port Austin Harbor, HU
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Phil Odum

11/17/2018

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8 Canada Goose 
2 Bufflehead 
75 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 
2 Mourning Dove 
1 Dunlin 
1 Ring-billed Gull 
5 Herring Gull 
1 American Crow 
6 Snow Bunting 
2 Rusty Blackbird 

1 Tundra Swan

4 Mallard 
48 Long-tailed Duck 
1 Bufflehead 
1 Common Goldeneye 
130 Red-breasted Merganser 
1 Horned Grebe 
9 Mourning Dove 
3 Bonaparte's Gull 
1 Ring-billed Gull 
8 Herring Gull 
2 Great Black-backed Gull 
1 TURKEY VULTURE
1 Bald Eagle 
1 Red-shouldered Hawk 
2 Downy Woodpecker 
4 Blue Jay 
1 American Crow 
6 Black-capped Chickadee 
1 Tufted Titmouse 
1 Brown Creeper 
3 Eastern Bluebird 
1 American Robin 
5 European Starling 
1 House Finch 
37 Pine Siskin 
5 American Goldfinch 
3 American Tree Sparrow 
12 Dark-eyed Junco 
3 White-crowned Sparrow 
6 White-throated Sparrow 
2 Song Sparrow 
8 Red-winged Blackbird 
8 Rusty Blackbird 
AuSable River Breakwall, IO










Tawas Point SP, IO


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Ryan Dziedzic

11/17/2018

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Red-breasted Merganser  5
Red-necked Grebe  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Black-capped Chickadee  38
White-breasted Nuthatch  6
Winter Wren  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  13
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5     
Pine Siskin  3
American Goldfinch  4
American Tree Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  3
Song Sparrow  3
Swamp Sparrow  1    
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Northern Cardinal  4
House Sparrow  15

Golden-crowned Kinglet  6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Song Sparrow  3

Swamp Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  5

Redhead  3
Surf Scoter  3
Bufflehead  1
Common Goldeneye  5

Red-breasted Merganser  3
Horned Grebe 11
Double-crested Cormorant  1
American Kestrel  1
Merlin  1

Common Redpoll  1
Snow Bunting  3
White-throated Sparrow  1

Tundra Swan  20+

Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Black-capped Chickadee  12
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
PINE GROSBEAK  2

​Hermit Thrush  1


Canada Goose  200+
AMERICAN WOODCOCK  1     
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  6
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Northern Cardinal  4

Black-capped Chickadee  6
House Finch  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  8
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  6
Downy Woodpecker  7
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Brown Creeper  2
Bohemian Waxwing  1

Cedar Waxwing  40+
American Robin  2
GRAY CATBIRD  1

Cedar Waxwing  32
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  12
CHIPPING SPARROW  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Pine Siskin  2     

ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER  2    
Northern Cardinal  16
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Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Carolina Wren  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
NORTHERN PARULA  1** 

Northern Cardinal  2

Mute Swan  4
Redhead  75
Bufflehead  1
Common Goldeneye  4
Red-breasted Merganser  7
Horned Grebe  7
Cedar Waxwing  25+

Tundra Swan  8
Red-breasted Merganser  10
Sanderling  1
Bonaparte's Gull  50+
Wagener County Park, HU

An exceptional November day in Huron County!
















Helena Road, Sand Beach Twp., HU





Harbor Beach area, HU












Moeller Road, Gore Twp., HU






Whiskey Harbor, HU

Lighthouse County Park, HU









Lighthouse Road, Huron Twp., HU




Point Aux Barques Road, Port Austin Twp., HU















Quarry Road, Port Austin Twp., HU







Port Austin Harbor, HU







Caseville Jetty, HU
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Wayne Shawl

11/17/2018

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Trumpeter Swan  39
American Black Duck 3
Hooded Merganser  5
Ruffed Grouse  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  3
Pileated Woodpecker  3
Blue Jay  27
​Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  10
Tufted Titmouse  4
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Brown Creeper  1
Purple Finch  3
Pine Siskin  3
American Goldfinch  14
Dark-eyed Junco  6
Northern Cardinal  3
​Cooke Dam area, IO
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Lisa Keith

11/16/2018

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​3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
5 Blue Jay
9 Black-capped Chickadee
4 Tufted Titmouse
4 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Brown Creeper
5 House Finch
1 Pine Siskin
25 American Goldfinch
54 Dark-eyed Junco
5 Northern Cardinal
1 House Sparrow
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Ryan Dziedzic

11/16/2018

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Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  24
Mourning Dove  22
Northern Harrier  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Horned Lark  80
Brown Creeper  1

Eastern Bluebird  4
American Robin  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  9
Cedar Waxwing  24
House Finch  15
American Goldfinch  25
Lapland Longspur  3

Snow Bunting  175+
American Tree Sparrow  13
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  17
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2

Northern Cardinal  9
Jasper Twp., MI
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Melissa Eddy

11/16/2018

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​Evening Grosbeak  1                                                      Jerome Twp., MI
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John Porath

11/15/2018

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Canada Goose  15
Eastern Screech-Owl  1     
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  16
Northern Cardinal  3
Cass City area, TU
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Monica Essenmacher

11/15/2018

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4 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
3 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
4 House Finch
8 Pine Siskin
18 American Goldfinch
1 Common Grackle
8 House Sparrow
Beaver Twp. Home, BA
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Allen Chartier

11/14/2018

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Cackling Goose  1    
Canada Goose  4691
Trumpeter Swan  5    
Tundra Swan  1041    
Northern Shoveler  136
Gadwall  845    
American Wigeon  170
Mallard  10005
American Black Duck  467
Northern Pintail  40
Green-winged Teal  44
Redhead  12
Lesser Scaup  12
Bufflehead  20
Hooded Merganser  28
Common Merganser  270
Ruddy Duck  15
Wild Turkey  15
Pied-billed Grebe  5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
American Coot  3
Sandhill Crane  2905     
Dunlin  3
Bonaparte's Gull  45
Ring-billed Gull  1055
Herring Gull  142
Larus sp.  150
American White Pelican  9    
Great Blue Heron  5
Great Egret  2
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  16
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  3
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  177    
Black-capped Chickadee  6
American Robin  2
European Starling  10
American Goldfinch  4
American Tree Sparrow  60
Dark-eyed Junco  7
Swamp Sparrow  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
House Sparrow  10
Shiawassee NWR, SA

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Monica Essenmacher

11/14/2018

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375 Canada Goose
5 Mute Swan
6 Mallard
55 Redhead
1 Bufflehead
6 Common Goldeneye
5 Hooded Merganser
2 Common Merganser
1 Red-breasted Merganser
12 Ring-billed Gull
25 Herring Gull
2 Bald Eagle -- AD
5 American Crow
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
77 Cedar Waxwing
116 Snow Bunting
1 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
2 Northern Cardinal
1 House Sparrow

1800+ Tundra Swan
Port Austin Harbor, HU



















Unionville area, TU
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Monica Essenmacher

11/12/2018

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1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
28 Cedar Waxwing
14 Common Redpoll 
30 American Goldfinch
Port Austin Harbor, HU
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Ryan Dziedzic

11/10/2018

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Tundra Swan  65     
Bald Eagle  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  5
Black-capped Chickadee  10
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Finch  6
American Goldfinch  25
American Tree Sparrow  1
Fox Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  8
White-throated Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  2
House Sparrow  2

Ring-necked Duck  1
Bufflehead  20
Hooded Merganser  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Cedar Waxwing  25
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  15

​Wood Duck  5

Pileated Woodpecker  1
Brown Creeper  1

Great Blue Heron  1
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Shrike  1
Black-capped Chickadee  40
American Robin  10

American Tree Sparrow  4

Sandhill Crane  3

Oil City area, MI

Yard birds!
















​Greendale Twp., MI






Laur Salt River County Park, MI



Geneva Twp., MI










Warren Twp., MI
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Kevin Kane

11/10/2018

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Carolina Wren  1                                                                                        Midland, MI
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Michael Stoner

11/10/2018

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Northern Shrike  1                                                            Pinnconning Twp., BA
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