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Big Sable Point Shoreline Bird Count
The following bird count information was provided by Dave Dister.
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Lake Michigan Shoreline Bird Counts
Hourly Lists for November 5, 2011 at Big Sable Point, Ludington State Park, Mason County
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Species
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8:30-9:30 a.m.
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9:30-10:30 a.m.
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Totals
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White-winged Scoter
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20
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28
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48
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Long-tailed Duck
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422
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107
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529
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Common Goldeneye
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0
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3
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3
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Red-breasted Merganser
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59
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155
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214
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Duck sp.
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50
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30
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80
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Little Gull
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0
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1
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1
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Bonaparte’s Gull
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4
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0
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4
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Bald Eagle
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2 (ad/imm)
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0
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2
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Ring-billed Gull
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4
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0
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4
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Herring Gull
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21
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0
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21
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Corvid sp.
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0
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2
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2
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Snow Bunting
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0
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40
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40
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Totals
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582
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366
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948
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Lake Michigan Shoreline Bird Counts
Hourly Lists for September 5, 2011 at Big Sable Point, Ludington State Park, Mason County
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Species
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7:15-8:15 a.m.
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8:15-9:15 a.m.
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Totals
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Double-crested Cormorant
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1
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2
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3
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Osprey
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0
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1
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1
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Semipalmated Plover
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1
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1
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2
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Shorebird sp.
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2
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0
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2
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Bonaparte’s gull
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0
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4
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4
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Ring-billed Gull
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2
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0
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2
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Herring Gull
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20
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0
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20
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Gull sp.
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115
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0
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115
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American Crow
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2
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0
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2
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Totals
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143
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8
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151
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Lake Michigan Shoreline Bird Count Hourly Lists for April 18, 2009 at Big Sable Point, Ludington State Park Species | 7:00-8:00 a.m. | 8:00-9:00 a.m. | Totals | Scaup sp. | ─ | 2 | 2 | Long-tailed Duck | 6 | 2 | 8 | Bufflehead | ─ | 7 | 7 | Red-breasted Merganser | 39 | ─ | 39 | Duck sp. | 8 | 2 | 10 | Double-crested Cormorant | ─ | 1 | 1 | American Kestrel | ─ | 1 | 1 | Killdeer | ─ | 1 | 1 | Bonaparte’s Gull | 16 | 20 | 36 | Ring-billed Gull | 120 | ─ | 120 | Herring Gull | 20 | ─ | 20 | Glaucous Gull | ─ | 1 | 1 | Belted Kingfisher | 1 | ─ | 1 | Northern Flicker | ─ | 3 | 3 | American Crow | ─ | 1 | 1 | Tree Swallow | ─ | 6 | 6 | Barn Swallow | ─ | 1 | 1 | Song Sparrow | ─ | 1 | 1 | Red-winged Blackbird | 80 | ─ | 80 | Common Grackle | 3 | ─ | 3 | Totals | 293 | 49 | 342 |
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Lake Michigan Shoreline Bird Count Hourly Lists for March 21, 2009 at Big Sable Point, Ludington State Park Species | 7:45-8:45 a.m. | 8:45-9:45 a.m. | Totals | Scaup sp. | 41 | 5 | 46 | White-winged Scoter | 1 | 41 | 42 | Long-tailed Duck | 20 | 94 | 114 | Bufflehead | 2 | 1 | 3 | Common Goldeneye | 9 | 3 | 12 | Common Merganser | 3 | ─ | 3 | Red-breasted Merganser | 1 | ─ | 1 | Merganser sp. | 8 | 13 | 21 | Duck sp. | 34 | 141 | 175 | American Coot | 1 | ─ | 1 | Killdeer | 1 | ─ | 1 | Ring-billed Gull | 1 | ─ | 1 | Herring Gull | 2 | 8 | 10 | Gull sp. | 32 | ─ | 32 | American Crow | ─ | 3 | 3 | Totals | 156 | 309 | 465 |
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Lake Michigan Shoreline Bird Count Hourly Lists for November 22, 2008 at Big Sable Point, Ludington State Park Species | 7:45-8:45 a.m. | 8:45-9:45 a.m. | Totals | Mallard | | 1 | 1 | Scaup sp. | 48 | | 48 | White-winged Scoter | 2 | 12 | 14 | Long-tailed Duck | 39 | 5 | 44 | Common Goldeneye | 5 | 4 | 9 | Red-breasted Merganser | 72 | 202 | 274 | Duck sp. | 150 | 3 | 153 | Horned Grebe | | 2 | 2 | Bald Eagle | 1 imm. | | 1 | Bonaparte’s Gull | 3 | | 3 | Herring Gull | 5 | | 5 | Gull sp. | 5 | | 5 | Snow Bunting | 70 | | 70 |
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Lake Michigan Shoreline Bird Count Hourly Lists for November 1, 2008 at Big Sable Point, Ludington State Park Species | 8:15-9:15 a.m. | 9:15-10:15 a.m. | 10:15-11:15 a.m. | Totals | Common Loon | 8 | 25 | 23 | 56 | Double-crested Cormorant | | 1 | | 1 | Tundra Swan | | | 40 | 40 | American Black Duck | | | 1 | 1 | White-winged Scoter | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 | Long-tailed Duck | 11 | 37 | 8 | 56 | Bufflehead | | | 16 | 16 | Common Goldeneye | 4 | | | 4 | Red-breasted Merganser | 55 | 177 | 53 | 285 | Merganser sp. | 24 | | | 24 | Duck sp. | 2 | | 100 | 102 | Northern Harrier | | 1 | | 1 | Rough-legged Hawk | | | 1 | 1 | Hawk sp. | | | 1 | 1 | Bonaparte’s Gull | 30 | | | 30 | Ring-billed Gull | 100 | | | 100 | Herring Gull | 40 | | | 40 | Gull sp. | 200 | | | 200 | Snow Bunting | | | 70 | 70 |
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