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Joe Soehnel

12/31/2013

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Northern Harrier
Snowy Owl
1
1
Portsmouth Twp, BA
The immature/female type Snowy Owl moved south from the barn on Russell Rd (west of S.E. Boutell Rd) to the east side of S.E. Boutell Rd.  It was in the large cultivated field that was over a kilometer south of Russell Rd.  
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Doug Jackson

12/31/2013

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Snowy Owl
Northern Shrike
Snow Bunting
Bald Eagle
1
1
38
4

Turner Twp, AR
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Joe Soehnel

12/30/2013

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Ring-necked Pheasant
Snowy Owl
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
8
1
32
1

Portsmouth Twp, BA - They were all observed in the large grassland area of S.E. Boutell & Russell Rds.
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Doug Jackson

12/30/2013

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Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
Ring-necked Pheasant
Wild Turkey
1
1
1
9
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Fraser Rd, BA
Prevo Rd, BA
Coggins Rd, BA
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Jim VanAllen & Jerry Hall

12/28/2013

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Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
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Dickerson Rd east of Bradleyville Rd, TU
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Larry Abraham, Carolyn Szaroletta, Heinz Schwarm & Elaine Livingston

12/28/2013

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Snowy Owl
Snow Bunting
7
120
Bradleyville to Bradford Rds, TU
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Joe & Grant Soehnel

12/28/2013

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American Black Duck
Common Goldeneye
Lesser Scaup
Redhead
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
American Kestrel
Snow Bunting
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12
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9
1
1







Karn Plant, BA
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Jerry & Ray Ziarno

12/27/2013

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Snowy Owl
1
Ingersoll Twp, MI
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Doug Jackson

12/24/2013

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Ring-necked Pheasant
20
Fraser Twp, BA
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Kim LeBlanc

12/23/2013

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Rough-legged Hawk
Snowy Owl
3
5
Saginaw County
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Ryan Dziedzic

12/23/2013

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Northern Harrier
Rough-legged Hawk
Snowy Owl
American Kestrel
Snowy Owl
1
1
1
1
2
Jasper Twp, MI
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Mt. Haley Twp, MI
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Fraser Twp, BA
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Wayne & Toni Shawl

12/22/2013

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Ruffed Grouse  
Blue Jay  
Common Raven  
Black-capped Chickadee  
Tufted Titmouse  
Red-breasted Nuthatch  
White-breasted Nuthatch  
Dark-eyed Junco  
Northern Cardinal  
Purple Finch  
American Goldfinch  
Evening Grosbeak  
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14
4
5
2
1
3
4
2
12
5
2





Cooke Dam Area, IO
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Midland CBC Highlight

12/21/2013

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Snowy Owl
4
Midland CBC - Per Mich-Listers
 Ryan Dziedzic's Mich-Listers wrote, "The definitive highlight of today's Midland CBC was the finding of no fewer than four SNOWY OWLS in extreme southeastern Midland County.  Birds were located in a variety of resting locations from telephone poles, to
mounds of earth, to the ground itself.  Generally speaking, the area in which the birds were located is bordered by Sasse Road to the west, Brooks Road to the north, Smith's Crossing Road to the east and Kent Road to the south.
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Midland CBC Highlights

12/21/2013

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Great Blue Heron
Gadwall
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Red-shouldered Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Bald Eagle
American Kestrel
Great Black-backed Gull
American Coot
Eastern Screech Owl
Great Horned Owl
4 Snowy Owls
Northern Flicker
Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Carolina Wren, several
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Song Sparrow 
White-throated Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting













Noted
Various birders at the Midland CBC.  Val Trabucchi, Midland CBC Coordinator, wrote, "At lunchtime we had 54 species; I’m not sure how many more came later.  Gulls were very sparse."
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Wayne & Toni Shawl

12/20/2013

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Ruffed Grouse  
Mourning Dove 
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker  
Hairy Woodpecker  
Pileated Woodpecker  
Blue Jay  
Black-capped Chickadee  
Tufted Titmouse  
Red-breasted Nuthatch  
White-breasted Nuthatch  
Dark-eyed Junco  
Northern Cardinal  
Purple Finch 
Trumpeter Swan  
American Black Duck  
Bufflehead  
Common Goldeneye 
Common Merganser  
Cooper's Hawk  
Bald Eagle  
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8
2
4
2
1
12
8
4
2
1
5
2
27
32
8
12
110
1
1
2
Cooke Dam Area, IO
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Kim LeBlanc

12/20/2013

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Rough-legged Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Kestrel
Snowy Owl
Snow Bunting
1 dk ph
1
1
5
200


Saginaw County
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Various Birders

12/19/2013

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Trumpeter Swan
Redhead
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Great Blue Heron
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Purple Finch








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Various observer highlights as reported by Ryan Dziedzic, Tittabawassee CBC coordinator.
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Larry Abraham

12/19/2013

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Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
1
1
Hampton Twp, BA
Dutcher/Bradleyville Rd, TU
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Roger Eriksson

12/18/2013

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Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
Bald Eagle
180
1
1
Republic Landfill/M-13, BA
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Gateway Park/Tawas Bay, IO
 Roger wrote, "Lake Huron from alabaster to gateway frozen as far as I could see with binoculars."
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Ryan Dziedzic

12/17/2013

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Tundra Swan
Long-tailed Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
Northern Harrier
Snowy Owl
Short-eared Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Northern Shrike
Winter Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Bohemian Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler








Noted
Various Birders during the Huron CBCRyan Dziedzice reported on Mich-Listers, "Today on the Huron County CBC notable highlights included 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS frequenting a large field at the corner of Dobson and Tomlinson Roads.  The birds were actively hunting this evening.  As well, a SNOWY OWL was found 0.25 mile north of the SEOW field along Tomlinson Road. In addition, a few BOEHEMIAN WAXWINGS were found mixed with Cedar Waxwings along Loosemore Road just south of Port Crescent State Park. With Lake Huron largely frozen, the group still managed 56 species"

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Monica Essenmacher & Val Trabucchi

12/16/2013

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Snowy Owl
1
Located on Schrieber Rd, about half way between E. Freeland Rd & Kent Rd in SE Midland County.
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Joe Soehnel

12/15/2013

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American Black Duck
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Long-tailed Duck
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Black-backed Gull
18
3
8
24
3
3303
2
363
4
34
32
4
6
7
1 imm







Karn Plant, BA
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Monica Essenmacher

12/14/2013

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HUME TWP, HU    
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American  Robin
Gray Catbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Cedar Waxwing
Bohemian Waxwing
Horned Lark
Snow Bunting

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1
9
1
1
52
18
16
320
Monica found some great passerines while scouting for the Huron CBC on Tuesday!
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Wayne & Toni Shawl

12/14/2013

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COOKE DAM AREA, IO
Ruffed Grouse
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Northern Cardinal
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch

1
2
2
3
1
27
12
4
3
1
2
14
9
Attacking Wayne & Toni's feeders on this very snowy December day!
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Joe Soehnel

12/13/2013

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Shiawassee NWR, SA
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Rough-legged Hawk
Great Blue Heron
Sandhill Crane
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Great Horned Owl
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Tree Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
American Goldfinch

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89
6
124
11743
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377
23
7
1 dk ph
3
14
1
2
2
92
11
1
184
1
56 
This was the last IWMMP refuge survey for 2013.  It started out slow but rapidly escalated with an incredible Mallard exodus around 10:30.  They took off in a somewhat orderly fashion to give me the opportunity to more accurately count the departing numbers.  Three Great Blue Herons were standing on the ice of the Shiawassee River, seemingly wondering what was going on while fourteen Sanhill Cranes flew upriver and then took a wrong turn to the north...   It was a great day/way to end the IWMMP year at Shiawassee NWR!

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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

    Other Abbreviations:  
    • ​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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