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Allen Chartier

11/26/2019

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Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
American Tree Sparrow  3

Tundra Swan  18     

Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  7
Tufted Titmouse  1
Winter Wren  1
Eastern Bluebird  9     
American Goldfinch  8
American Tree Sparrow  15
Dark-eyed Junco  13
Song Sparrow  1

​Great Blue Heron  1

Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  6
Black-capped Chickadee  7
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  3
Winter Wren  1
American Goldfinch  1
American Tree Sparrow  14
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Song Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  2

Snow Goose  1     

Cackling Goose  6    
Canada Goose  1281
Trumpeter Swan  6     
Tundra Swan  1002
Northern Shoveler  7
Gadwall  54
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  4130
American Black Duck  245
Northern Pintail  4
Green-winged Teal  3
Hooded Merganser  2
Common Merganser  5
Ruddy Duck  1
American Coot  1
Sandhill Crane  1562     
Herring Gull  10
Great Blue Heron  4
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  25     
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Northern Flicker  3
American Kestrel  1
Northern Shrike  1     
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  15
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
American Goldfinch  3
Lapland Longspur  2    
American Tree Sparrow  51
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Song Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  2

Canada Goose  223

Gadwall  15
American Wigeon  24
Mallard  106
American Black Duck  16
Ring-necked Duck  1
Hooded Merganser  5
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Bald Eagle  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  7
American Crow  28
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Marsh Wren  2    
American Tree Sparrow  8
Dark-eyed Junco  3
Common Yellowthroat  1  
Shiawassee NWR (Houlihan Road Grassland), SA





Shiawassee NWR (Bartel Road), SA

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Shiawassee NWR (Ferguson Bayou), SA
















Shiawassee NWR, SA

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Ryan Dziedzic

11/22/2019

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Mourning Dove  8
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  9
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Finch  5
American Goldfinch  1
Chipping Sparrow  1
American Tree Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  5
Northern Cardinal  1
Oil City area, MI

​Chipping Sparrow observed again on 11/24
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Allen Chartier

11/20/2019

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Common Merganser  120     
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  4
House Sparrow  5
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  3
Northern Cardinal  2

​Canada Goose  6

Mourning Dove  2
Sandhill Crane  400
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  3

Canada Goose  9     

Sandhill Crane  189     
Bald Eagle  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  16
American Crow  9
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  2
American Goldfinch  8

​Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  1
American Goldfinch  12
American Tree Sparrow  6
Dark-eyed Junco  3

Snow Goose  1

Canada Goose  3884
Tundra Swan  1057    
Northern Shoveler  4
Gadwall  232
American Wigeon  32
Mallard  4705
American Black Duck  119
Northern Pintail  7
Green-winged Teal  2
Common Goldeneye  1
Common Merganser  5
American Coot  8
Sandhill Crane  1740
Bonaparte's Gull  11
Ring-billed Gull  20
Herring Gull  280
Great Blue Heron  4
Great Egret  1
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  11
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Blue Jay  12
American Crow  73
American Goldfinch  3
Snow Bunting  2
American Tree Sparrow  31
White-crowned Sparrow  2     
Song Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  4

Shiawassee NWR (Headquarters), SA







Shiawassee NWR (Evon Road), SA





Shiawassee NWR (Bartel Road), SA

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Shiawassee NWR (Ferguson Bayou), SA










Shiawassee NWR, SA


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Monica Essenmacher

11/18/2019

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35 Common Goldeneye
780 Herring Gull
16 Great Black-backed Gull ​
Pinconning Twp., BA
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Ryan Dziedzic

11/15/2019

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​Canada Goose 100
Rock Pigeon 6
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Rough-legged Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
American Crow 4
Horned Lark 30
House Sparrow 4
Snow Bunting 45
American Tree Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 25

Snow Goose  1    
Canada Goose  250
Mallard  30
American Black Duck  10
Bufflehead  30
Common Goldeneye  5
Common Merganser  150
Ruddy Duck  20
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  5
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron  2
Bald Eagle  6
European Starling  1

Mallard  150
American Black Duck  2
Hooded Merganser  1
American Coot  1
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1     
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Blue Jay  2
Black-capped Chickadee  3
American Robin  1
American Goldfinch  2
Northern Cardinal  2

Mallard  5
Mourning Dove  5
Sandhill Crane  1
Great Blue Heron  5     
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  14
Tufted Titmouse  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  5    
Winter Wren  2     
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  23
American Robin  25
Cedar Waxwing  15
American Goldfinch  2
American Tree Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  2
White-throated Sparrow  3   
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  1     
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  1
Northern Cardinal  7
Mt. Haley Twp., MI












Dow Ponds, MI














Bay Co. Riverwalk (Bay City), BA















Joseph M. Soehnel Nature Trail, BA















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Allen Chartier

11/14/2019

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Canada Goose  1747
Tundra Swan  889     
Gadwall  203
American Wigeon  145
Mallard  1382
American Black Duck  141
Northern Pintail  1
Ring-necked Duck  3
Lesser Scaup  2
Bufflehead  2
Common Goldeneye  1
Hooded Merganser  11
Ruddy Duck  51
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  12
Mourning Dove  14
American Coot  51
Sandhill Crane  12
Bonaparte's Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  11
Great Blue Heron  4
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  15
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  14
Horned Lark  11
European Starling  8
American Tree Sparrow  3
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  2

​Canada Goose  2

Great Blue Heron  2
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  5
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Brown Creeper  1
American Robin  12
Northern Cardinal  3

Mourning Dove  27

Sandhill Crane  90     
Ring-billed Gull  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  12
Horned Lark  4
House Sparrow  2
American Goldfinch  10
Lapland Longspur  3    
Snow Bunting  5    
Dark-eyed Junco  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Northern Cardinal  2​

Tundra Swan  55    

Herring Gull  6
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  56
Brown Creeper  2
European Starling  21
Northern Cardinal  1
Shiawassee NWR, SA

​Restricted access

































Shiawassee NWR (Ferguson Bayou), SA












Shiawassee NWR Headquarters, SA















Shiawassee NWR (Bartel Road), SA

Restricted access
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Ryan Dziedzic

11/9/2019

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Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  9
Black-capped Chickadee  49
Tufted Titmouse  13
Golden-crowned Kinglet  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Brown Creeper  1
American Robin  4
House Sparrow  15
House Finch  2
American Tree Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  10
Northern Cardinal  2


Canada Goose  10
Tundra Swan  90
Mallard  6
Wild Turkey  8
Rock Pigeon  25
Mourning Dove  24
Sandhill Crane  30
Ring-billed Gull  19
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  6
Hairy Woodpecker  3
Pileated Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  7
Black-capped Chickadee  16
Tufted Titmouse  2
Horned Lark  16
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
European Starling  500
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  2
House Sparrow  15
House Finch  10
American Goldfinch  8
American Tree Sparrow  13
Dark-eyed Junco  32
White-throated Sparrow  1
Rusty Blackbird  50
Brewer's Blackbird  2
Northern Cardinal  6
Greendale Twp., MI

















Jasper Twp., MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

11/8/2019

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Mourning Dove  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  8
Black-capped Chickadee  10
Tufted Titmouse  1
Chipping Sparrow  1     
Dark-eyed Junco  5
Northern Cardinal  2
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Oil City area, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

11/7/2019

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Sandhill Crane  6
Oil City area, MI
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Allen Chartier

11/6/2019

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Blue Jay  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
American Robin  4
House Sparrow  5
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  2
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Northern Cardinal  2

Canada Goose  6

Tundra Swan  7
Wood Duck  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1     
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  3
American Robin  1
American Goldfinch  2
White-throated Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  209
Rusty Blackbird  350     
Common Grackle  20
Northern Cardinal  5

​Canada Goose  9

Ring-billed Gull  6
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Rusty Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  26
Northern Cardinal  1

Snow Goose  2    

Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid)  1     
Canada Goose  6930
Mute Swan  3
Trumpeter Swan  4
Tundra Swan  246    
Northern Shoveler  100
Gadwall  2480    
American Wigeon  1225     
Mallard  8749
American Black Duck  225
Northern Pintail  2432     
Green-winged Teal  683
Canvasback  2
Redhead  16
Ring-necked Duck  880     
Lesser Scaup  45
Bufflehead  73
Hooded Merganser  12
Ruddy Duck  168
Pied-billed Grebe  50
Mourning Dove  19
American Coot  383
Sandhill Crane  1549    
Dunlin  12
Ring-billed Gull  87
Herring Gull  341
Double-crested Cormorant  7
American White Pelican  1
Great Blue Heron  15
Great Egret  7
Northern Harrier  6
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  16
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  3
Blue Jay  9
American Crow  20
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Horned Lark  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  175
American Goldfinch  10
American Tree Sparrow  25
Dark-eyed Junco  3
Song Sparrow  13
Red-winged Blackbird  2050
Brown-headed Cowbird  10
Common Grackle  170
Northern Cardinal  3
Shiawassee NWR (Headquarters), SA








Shiawassee NWR (Ferguson Bayou), SA




















Shiawassee NWR (Ferguson Bayou), SA

Restricted access -- IWMM Survey
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Ryan Dziedzic

11/2/2019

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Mourning Dove  5
American Woodcock  1     
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  5
Black-capped Chickadee  15
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Cedar Waxwing  8
House Finch  10
American Goldfinch  2
Fox Sparrow (Red)  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  8
White-throated Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Oil City area, MI
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Ryan Dziedzic

11/1/2019

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Cackling Goose  2
Canada Goose  350
Mute Swan  2
Mallard  50
Redhead  1
Ring-necked Duck  2
Lesser Scaup  9
Bufflehead  15
Common Merganser  2
Ruddy Duck  1
Pied-billed Grebe  7
Bonaparte's Gull  6
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull  5
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  13
Tufted Titmouse  13
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
American Robin  12
House Sparrow  1
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  2
Dark-eyed Junco  5
Northern Cardinal  12

Common Merganser  21
Ring-billed Gull  7
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  1

​Northern Shrike  1

Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  12
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  15
Fox Sparrow (Red)  1

Dark-eyed Junco  3
Red-winged Blackbird  3
Rusty Blackbird  25   
Northern Cardinal  2
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Sanford Lake, MI































Harper Memorial Park, MI






Edenville Twp., MI





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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

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    • ​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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