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Wayne Shawl

12/30/2018

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Common Raven   32                                                      Monument Road, IO
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Monica Essenmacher

12/30/2018

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28 Tundra Swan
17 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
5 Mourning Dove
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Great Horned Owl
1 Short-eared Owl 
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
9 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
3 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
5 American Kestrel
42 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
53 Black-capped Chickadee
6 Tufted Titmouse
6 Red-breasted Nuthatch
13 White-breasted Nuthatch
5 Brown Creeper
1 Winter Wren
7 Golden-crowned Kinglet
80 European Starling
39 House Finch
7 Common Redpoll
10 American Goldfinch
7 American Tree Sparrow
33 Dark-eyed Junco 
28 Northern Cardinal
65 House Sparrow
Tuscola County CBC, Section 3, TU
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Ryan Dziedzic & Erik McDonald

12/29/2018

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Northern Harrier  1
Snowy Owl  2
​Northern Shrike 1

Horned Lark  45+
Lapland Longspur  2  

Bald Eagle  1
Snowy Owl  3
American Kestrel  1

Snowy Owl  1

GOLDEN EAGLE  1​
Common Raven  1 
Jasper Twp., MI





Jonesfield Twp., SA



Porter Twp., MI

​Greendale Twp.,  MI
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Kim LeBlanc

12/28/2018

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Snowy Owl  1                                                                    Fish Point SWA, TU
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Monica Essenmacher

12/27/2018

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45 Canada Goose
3 Trumpeter Swan
95 Tundra Swan
1 Ring-necked Pheasant
1 Bald Eagle 
4 Downy Woodpecker
25 Black-capped Chickadee
1 GRAY CATBIRD
1 American Tree Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal

8 Mallard
6 Long-tailed Duck
400 Common Merganser
2 Red-breasted Merganser
10 Ring-billed Gull
200 Herring Gull
1 ICELAND GULL
4 Great Black-backed Gull
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Bald Eagle
1 Black-capped Chickadee
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA










Saginaw River mouth, BA
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Wayne Shawl

12/23/2018

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Mallard  7
Commen Merganser  14
Snowy Owl  1
Downy Woodpecker
Tawas Point SP, IO
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Kevin Noble

12/22/2018

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OVENBIRD   1**                                                                  Midland, MI

A spectacular December record for a species that over-winters in Central America and the Caribbean!
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Monica Essenmacher

12/22/2018

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14 Canada Goose
5 Mute Swan
8 Tundra Swan
4 Common Goldeneye
5 Common Merganser
2 Mourning Dove
5 Ring-billed Gull
19 Herring Gull
1 Northern Harrier
2 Bald Eagle  
1 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 American Kestrel
18 Blue Jay
19 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Gray Catbird 
1 American Goldfinch
11 American Tree Sparrow
4 Northern Cardinal
Nayanquing Point SWA, BA
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John Porath

12/19/2018

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Tundra Swan  125     
Mallard  16
Mourning Dove  1
Bald Eagle  1
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  1
European Starling  7
Fish Point SWA, TU
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Kim Laskowski

12/19/2018

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Canada Goose  88
Tundra Swan  15
Ring-necked Pheasant  3
Mourning Dove  1
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Black-capped Chickadee  4
American Tree Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  1  
Shiawassee NWR - Ferguson Bayou Trail, SA
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Huron County CBC (compiler : Monica Essenmacher)

12/18/2018

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Redhead
Greater Scaup
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
RED-THROATED LOON
COMMON LOON
Short-eared Owl
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Carolina Wren
GRAY CATBIRD
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
EVENING GROSBEAK
PINE GROSBEAK
Common Redpoll
Lapland Longspur
White-throated Sparrow
Highlights!
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Dan Duso, David Stimac, Monica Essenmacher, Ryan Dziedzic, et al.

12/18/2018

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HARLEQUIN DUCK  1     
Long-tailed Duck  1
Common Goldeneye  4
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Oak Beach County Park, HU
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Lisa Keith

12/17/2018

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1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
3 Blue Jay
6 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
3 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Finch
6 American Goldfinch
2 Northern Cardinal
1 INDIGO BUNTING**
25 House Sparrow
Webster Road, Freeland, SA
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John Porath

12/17/2018

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Mourning Dove  5
Northern Harrier  1
Snowy Owl  2
Short-eared Owl  1    
American Kestrel  1
Eldon Voelker CRP, HU
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Midland CBC (Compiler : Val Trabucchi)

12/15/2018

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SNOW GOOSE
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-shouldered Hawk
Eastern Screech-Owl
SNOWY OWL
Common Raven
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Highlights!
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Ryan Dziedzic

12/14/2018

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Tundra Swan noted
Bald Eagle  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  7
Downy Woodpecker  9
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  12
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  21
Tufted Titmouse  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Brown Creeper  4
Winter Wren  3     
Golden-crowned Kinglet  7    
American Robin  2
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  8
American Tree Sparrow  6
White-throated Sparrow  5     
Song Sparrow  3     
Swamp Sparrow  2    
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT 1    
Northern Cardinal  7
Joseph M. Soehnel Nature Trail, BA
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Allen Chartier

12/11/2018

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Canada Goose  3206
Tundra Swan  170
Northern Shoveler  2
Gadwall  6
Mallard  352
American Black Duck  23
Canvasback  2
Common Merganser  4
Wild Turkey  28
Mourning Dove  1
Sandhill Crane  59
Ring-billed Gull  576
Herring Gull  897
Northern Harrier  3
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  13
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  2
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  60
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  10
American Goldfinch  55     
American Tree Sparrow  72
Dark-eyed Junco  6
Northern Cardinal  6
House Sparrow  2
Shiawassee NWR, SA

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Monica Essenmacher

12/11/2018

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1 Great Blue Heron
1 Northern Harrier
1 Long-eared/Short-eared Owl  
1 American Kestrel
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 American Robin
1 European Starling
Rush Lake, HU
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Monica Essenmacher

12/8/2018

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15 Canada Goose
4 Mute Swan
3 Trumpeter Swan
4 Common Goldeneye
2 Common Merganser
1 Great Blue Heron
1 American Kestrel
6 Black-capped Chickadee
End of Erickson Road, BA
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Ryan Dziedzic

12/8/2018

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Cedar Waxwing  6
BOHEMIAN WAXWING  2

Red-shouldered Hawk  1 ad
Greendale Twp., MI

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Oil City area, MI
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John Porath

12/8/2018

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Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  14
Northern Cardinal  4
Cass City area, TU
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John Porath

12/6/2018

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Mallard  12
Greater Scaup  1
Long-tailed Duck  125     
Common Goldeneye  2
Common Merganser  8
Ring-billed Gull  17
Bald Eagle  1
American Crow  1
Shelter Island area, Saginaw Bay, BA
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Allen Chartier

12/5/2018

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Canada Goose 1563
Tundra Swan 68
Gadwall 2
Mallard   8
American Black Duck  3
Lesser Scaup  1
Common Merganser 3555
Wild Turkey  26
Rock Pigeon   2
Mourning Dove  7
American Coot  2
Ring-billed Gull   699
Herring Gull 1472
Lesser Black-backed Gull  2     
Great Blue Heron  1
Northern Harrier   1
Bald Eagle  18
Red-shouldered Hawk  1     
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker   2
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  20
Horned Lark  15
Black-capped Chickadee  5
House Finch   2
American Goldfinch  128     
American Tree Sparrow   124    
Dark-eyed Junco  10
Northern Cardinal  3
House Sparrow 10
Shiawassee NWR. SA

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Monica Essenmacher

12/4/2018

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4 Cackling Goose 
460 Canada Goose 
7 Mute Swan
1 Common Goldeneye
1 Common Merganser
16 Herring Gull
2 Glaucous Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
5 American Crow
5 European Starling
35 Snow Bunting
Port Austin Harbor, HU
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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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