The 124th Christmas Bird Count in Michigan

By John L. Trapp

Published November 08, 2024

For the fourth consecutive year, Michigan participants in the 124^th (2023-2024) CBC experienced relatively mild winter weather throughout the count period. This likely contributed to a remarkable record number of 161 species, the average of the previous 10 years being just 150 species! The number of circles sampled increased from 71 last year to 75 this year. The regional distribution of counts remains similar to previous years, with 14 in the Upper Peninsula (UP), 25 in the Northern Lower Peninsula (NLP), and 36 in the Southern Lower Peninsula (SLP). Mio (NLP) was new this year, Gwinn (UP) and Tuscola U.F.A. (SLP) each returned after one-year absences, and Whitefish Point (UP) returned after an absence of several years.

Highlights include 3 species new to Michigan CBCs (Limpkin, Hammond鈥檚 Flycatcher, European Goldfinch), 14 rarities (Ross鈥檚 Goose, Spruce Grouse, American White Pelican, Broad-winged Hawk, Lesser Yellowlegs, Sanderling, Purple Sandpiper, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Little Gull, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Palm Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, Hoary Redpoll), and 7 species only occasionally seen on Michigan CBCs (Blue-winged Teal, Harlequin Duck, Marsh Wren, Townsend鈥檚 Solitaire, American Pipit, Orange-crowned Warbler, Savannah Sparrow). Read on to learn additional exciting details about the results of the 124^th CBC in Michigan.

Three New Species (i.e., reported on a Michigan CBC for the first time):

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Limpkin 鈥� 1 on 12/31 at Tuscola U.F.A. (SLP鈥攊n the Quanicassee State Wildlife Area, where present since 10/6) was the last of an unprecedentedly massive influx into the state beginning early July and peaking September-October, with eBird reports from an amazing 10 counties.

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Hammond鈥檚 Flycatcher 鈥� 1 discovered by Mike Mahler and 4 others at New Buffalo (SLP鈥攊n Warren Woods State Park) on 12/19 and seen by 4 other parties that same day, ultimately remained through 12/23 and was reported鈥攁nd thoroughly documented with scores of photographs鈥攐n 66 eBird checklists; a new state record for Michigan.

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; European Goldfinch 鈥� 1 photographed at a feeder at Au Train on 12/17 is a first winter-season report for the UP; there are 5 previous Michigan winter-season reports in the eBird database, all from the SLP.

Fourteen Rarely Seen Species (i.e., reported in fewer than 5 of the previous 10 years):

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Ross鈥檚 Goose 鈥�2 at Albion (SLP) & 2 at Waterloo State Recreation Area (SLP) 鈥� yearly reports in the previous 10, 25, and 50 years: 4, 7, 7;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Spruce Grouse鈥�1 at Whitefish Point (NP) 鈥� 3, 4, 5;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; American White Pelican鈥�332 at Monroe (SLP) 鈥� 2, 3, 3;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Broad-winged Hawk鈥�1 at Traverse City (NLP) was impeccably described by an observer with multiple years of hawk-watch experience for the first indisputable Michigan CBC sighting 鈥� 0, 0, 4;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Lesser Yellowlegs鈥�2 at Rockwood (SLP) 鈥� 0, 1, 1;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Sanderling鈥�1 at Ludington (NLP) 鈥� 0, 1, 3;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Purple Sandpiper鈥�1 at Ludington (NLP) & 1 at Holland (SLP) 鈥� 3, 14, 22;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Dunlin鈥�2 at Rockwood (SLP) 鈥� 1, 2, 10;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Least Sandpiper鈥�1 at Rockwood (SLP) 鈥� 0, 0, 2;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Little Gull鈥�1 at Rockwood (SLP) 鈥� 1, 5, 7;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Eurasian Collared-Dove鈥�13 at New Buffalo (SLP) & 1 at Traverse City (NLP) 鈥� 4, 7, 7;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Palm Warbler鈥�1 at Marquette (UP) 鈥� 1, 1, 5;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Baltimore Oriole 鈥� 1 at Waterloo State Recreation Area (SLP) 鈥� 3, 5, 9

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Hoary Redpoll鈥�1 at Neebish Island-Dunbar (UP) 鈥� 3, 12, 21.

Seven Occasionally Seen Species (i.e., reported in 5 or 6 of the previous 10 years):

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Blue-winged Teal 鈥� 5 at four circles in the SLP鈥擝attle Creek 2, Kalamazoo 1, Port Huron 1, Waterloo State Recreation Area 1 鈥� yearly reports in the previous 10, 25, and 50 years: 5, 12, 28;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Harlequin Duck 鈥� 3 at three circles: singles at Eagle Harbor (UP), Ludington (NLP), and Holland (SLP) 鈥� 5, 14, 25;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Marsh Wren 鈥� 4 at three circles in the SLP鈥�2 at East Lansing and singles at Kalamazoo and Western Macomb County 鈥� 6, 13, 35;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Townsend鈥檚 Solitaire 鈥� 3 at two circles: UP鈥�2 at Whitefish Point, plus cw at Manistique; SLP鈥�1 at Barry County 鈥� 5, 12, 17;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; American Pipit 鈥� 1 at Monroe (SLP) 鈥� 6, 11, 18;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Orange-crowned Warbler 鈥� 1 at Marquette (UP) 鈥� 5, 7, 7;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Savannah Sparrow 鈥� 2 at Port Huron (SLP) 鈥� 5, 10, 20.

One Count Week Species (i.e., seen only during count week):

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Surf Scoter 鈥� at Rockwood (SLP) 鈥� yearly reports in the previous 10, 25, and 50 years: 9, 21, 31.

One Expected Species Missed (i.e., reported in 7 or more of the previous 10 years but not this year):

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Eastern Meadowlark 鈥� yearly reports in the previous 10, 25, and 50 years: 7, 21, 46.

Twenty-seven Expected Species Had Geographically Limited Ranges (i.e., reported at 7 or fewer of the 75 circles):

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Greater White-fronted Goose鈥�28 at five circles (NLP鈥擝ay City 16, Midland 3, Oscoda 1; SLP鈥� Clinton 5, Sanilac 3) 鈥� yearly reports in the previous 10, 25, and 50 years: 7, 14, 17;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Black Scoter鈥�18 at seven circles (UP/NLP鈥擬ackinac Straits 2; NLP鈥擫ake Leelanau 7, Ludington 4; SLP鈥擝errien Springs 2, Anchor Bay 1, Coloma 1) 鈥� 10, 24, 34;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Sharp-tailed Grouse鈥�64 at four circles (UP鈥擱udyard 43, Neebish Island-Dunbar 13, Whitefish Point 6, Les Cheneaux 2) 鈥� 10, 17, 22;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Red-throated Loon鈥�18 at four circles (SLP鈥擝errien Springs 8, Muskegon 6, New Buffalo 3, Hudsonville 1, plus cw at Holland) 鈥� 10, 23, 29;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Great Egret鈥�8 at five circles (NLP鈥擝ay City 1, Oscoda 1; SLP鈥擬onroe 4, Detroit 1, Western Macomb County 1) 鈥� 9, 17, 19;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Black-crowned Night-Heron鈥�37 at six circles (NLP鈥擝ay City 9; SLP鈥擠etroit River 14, Monroe 11, Albion 1, Ann Arbor 1, Rockwood 1) 鈥� 9, 22, 45;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Turkey Vulture鈥�15 at four circles (SLP鈥擯ontiac 10, Battle Creek 2, Kalamazoo 2, Clinton 1) 鈥� 10, 25, 34;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Golden Eagle鈥�5 at five circles (SLP鈥擥obles 1, Lapeer County 1, Olivet 1, Sanilac 1, plus cw at Cass County) 鈥� 9, 20, 33;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Northern Goshawk鈥�4 at three circles (NLP鈥擬io 2, Hubbard Lake 1, Ogemaw County 1) 鈥� 10, 25, 50;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Virginia Rail鈥�2 at two circles (SLP鈥擝attle Creek 1, Pontiac 1) 鈥� 8, 12, 28;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Killdeer鈥�14 at four circles (SLP鈥擬onroe 19, Ann Arbor 3, Grand Rapids 1, Sanilac 1, plus cw at Clinton) 鈥� 8, 22, 27;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Wilson鈥檚 Snipe鈥�2 at two circles (NLP鈥擫ake Leelanau 1, Traverse City 1) 鈥� 7, 21, 45;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Iceland Gull鈥�10 at 6 circles (UP鈥擱udyard 3; NLP鈥擬idland 1, plus cw at Traverse City; SLP鈥擧olland 2, Muskegon Wastewater 2, Port Huron 1, Sanilac 1) 鈥� 10, 21, 41;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Glaucous Gull鈥�25 at seven circles (UP鈥擱udyard 4; NLP鈥擧ubbard Lake 2, Alpena 1, Ludington 1; SLP鈥擲anilac 15, Holland 1, Muskegon Wastewater 1, plus cw at Port Huron) 鈥� 10, 25, 50;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Snowy Owl鈥�1 at one circle (NLP鈥擬anistee 1) 鈥� 10, 23, 47;

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Long-eared Owl鈥�10 at six circles (NLP鈥擬anistee 1; SLP鈥擭ew Buffalo 3, Rockwood 3, Battle Creek 1, Grand Rapids 1, Western Macomb County 1) 鈥� 9, 22, 46;

Eastern Phoebe鈥�1 at one circle (SLP鈥擭iles 1) 鈥� 7, 12, 20;
Ruby-crowned Kinglet鈥�6 at five circles (NLP鈥擬idland 1; SLP鈥擝attle Creek 2, Ann Arbor 1, Berrien Springs 1, Waterloo State Recreation Area 1) 鈥� 10, 23, 48;
Brown Thrasher鈥�2 at two circles (NLP鈥擬io 1; SLP鈥擧udsonville 1) 鈥� 8, 20, 42;
Northern Mockingbird鈥�7 at three circles (NLP鈥擳raverse City 2; SLP鈥擟linton 4, Monroe 1) 鈥� 8, 20, 42;
Lapland Longspur鈥�54 at four circles (NLP鈥擬ount Pleasant 32; SLP鈥擧udsonville 18, Muskegon 3, Ann Arbor 1 鈥� 10, 24, 48;
Common Yellowthroat鈥�2 at two circles (SLP鈥擜llegan State Game Area 1, Muskegon 1) 鈥� 9, 16, 35;
Chipping Sparrow鈥�2 at one circle (SLP鈥擶estern Macomb County 1); 10, 18,33;
Field Sparrow鈥�12 at six circles (SLP鈥擟ass County 4, Hartland 3, Waterloo State Recreation Area 2, Clinton 1, Hudsonville 1, Sanilac 1) 鈥� 10, 25, 50;
Rusty Blackbird鈥�87 at six circles (NP鈥擜u Train 1; SLP--Rockwood 54, Waterloo State Recreation Area 22, Cass County 6, Monroe 3, East Lansing 1, plus cw at Anchor Bay) 鈥� 10, 25, 49;
Pine Grosbeak鈥�19 at four circles (UP鈥擜u Train 8, Neebish Island-Dunbar 8, Whitefish Point 2, Gwinn 1) 鈥� 10, 25, 50;
Evening Grosbeak鈥�48 at five circles (UP鈥擜u Train 29, Rudyard 3; NLP鈥擥rayling 11, Lake County 3, Mio 2) 鈥� 10, 25, 50.

Fifteen Species Had Record-High Counts (with comparisons to previous highs):

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Greater White-fronted Goose 鈥� 28 (27 on 122^nd CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Trumpeter Swan 鈥� 817 (627 on 123^rd CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; American Black Duck 鈥� 3965 (3469 on 90^th CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Ring-necked Duck 鈥� 2,601 (1390 on 113^th CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Double-crested Cormorant 鈥� 1498 (1309 on 122^nd CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Red-shouldered Hawk 鈥� 115 (111 on 122^nd)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Sandhill Crane 鈥� 12,582 (10,334 on 122^nd CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Belted Kingfisher 鈥� 218 (173 on 122^nd CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 鈥� 61 (51 on 114^th CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Northern Flicker 鈥� 826 (813 on 103^rd CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Merlin 鈥� 54 (45 on 121^st CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Peregrine Falcon 鈥� 24 (22 on 116^th CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Brown Creeper 鈥� 459 (422 on 83^rd CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Winter Wren 鈥� 82 (78 on 122^nd CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Carolina Wren 519 (471 on 121^st CBC)

Two Species Had Lowest Counts in at Least 54 Years (with comparisons to previous lows):

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Ring-necked Pheasant 鈥� 34 (48 on 121^st CBC)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; House Sparrow 鈥� 14,174 (17,706 on 118^th CBC)

The Eighteen Most Abundant Species (minimum of 10,000 individuals; for context, the median number of individuals per species was 131):

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; European Starling 鈥� 119,923 at 72 circles (max of 16,689 at Ann Arbor)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Canada Goose 鈥� 72,109 at 66 circles (max of 6059 at Bay City)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Mallard 鈥� 41,666 at 72 circles (max of 17,500 at Anchor Bay)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Canvasback 鈥� 38,493 at 12 circles (max of 3800 at Anchor Bay)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Redhead 鈥� 25,286 at 24 circles (max of 17,000 at Mackinac Straits)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; American Crow 鈥� 23,478 at 75 circles (max of 3500 at Kalamazoo)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Common Goldeneye 鈥� 19,338 at 57 circles (max of 996 at Beulah)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Ring-billed Gull 鈥� 17,468 at 62 circles (max of 3145 at Battle Creek)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Mourning Dove 鈥� 17,218 at 73 circles (max of 907 at Lapeer County)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Black-capped Chickadee 鈥� 16,999 at 75 circles (max of 1107 at Ann Arbor)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Dark-eyed Junco 鈥� 16,590 at 69 circles (max of 969 at Western Macomb County)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Rock Pigeon 鈥� 15,292 at 72 circles (max of 1244 at Coloma)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; House Sparrow 鈥� 14,174 at 67 circles (max of 852 at Ann Arbor)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Herring Gull 鈥� 13,339 at 58 circles (max of 2355 at Sanilac)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Blue Jay 鈥� 12,861 at 75 circles (max of 893 at Ann Arbor)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; American Robin 鈥� 12,711 at 60 circles (max of 3533 at Ann Arbor)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Sandhill Crane 鈥� 12,582 at 26 circles (max of 3507 at Waterloo State Recreation Area)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; duck sp. 鈥� 11,259 at 18 circles (max of 6000 at Rockwood)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; American Goldfinch 鈥� 10,087 at 75 circles (max of 656 at Ann Arbor

The Sixteen Most Widely Distributed Species (minimum of 90% frequency, or 68 circles; for context, the median frequency was 29%, or 22 circles)

Hairy Woodpecker (100%) 鈥� 1081 at 75 circles (max of 72 at Ann Arbor)
Blue Jay (100%) 鈥� 12,861 at 75 circles (max of 893 at Ann Arbor)
American Crow (100%) 鈥� 23,478 at 75 circles (max of 3500 at Kalamazoo)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Black-capped Chickadee (100%) 鈥� 16,999 at 75 circles (max of 1107 at Ann Arbor)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; White-breasted Nuthatch (100%) 鈥� 4252 at 75 circles (max of 401 at Ann Arbor)

American Goldfinch (100%) 鈥� 10,087 at 75 circles (max of 656 at Ann Arbor)
Downy Woodpecker (99%) 鈥� 3347 individuals at 74 circles (max of 308 at Ann Arbor)
Mourning Dove (97%) 鈥� 17,208 at 73 circles (max of 907 at Lapeer County)
Bald Eagle (96%) 鈥� 1123 at 72 circles (max of 237 at Monroe)
Rock Pigeon (96%) 鈥� 15,292 at 72 circles (max of 1244 at Coloma)
European Starling (96%) 鈥� 119,923 at 72 circles (max of 16,689 at Ann Arbor)
Pileated Woodpecker (95%) 鈥� 525 at 71 circles (max of 33 at Lake Leelanau)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (93%) 鈥� 2516 at 70 circles (max of 247 at Ann Arbor)
Northern Cardinal (93%) 鈥� 5750 at 70 circles (max of 455 at Ann Arbor)
Dark-eyed Junco (92%) 鈥� 16,514 at 69 circles (max of 969 at Western Macomb County)
Mallard (91%) 鈥� 41,666 at 68 circles (max of 17,500 at Anchor Bay)

Ninety Species Had Numerical Outliers (an outlier is a count that is statistically larger than other observations of a species seen at 11 or more circles; medians are shown for context):

Snow Goose (median=1) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擮ceana 4, Tuscola U.F.A. 3 [n=11 circles];
Canada Goose (647.5) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擝ay City 6059, Midland 5858, Ann Arbor 4169 [n=66];
Mute Swan (43) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擜nchor Bay 325, Holland 227, Rockwood 202, Muskegon 172 [n=44];
Trumpeter Swan (10) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擝attle Creek 126, Mio 70 [n=40];
Tundra Swan (17) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擧uron County 1039, Anchor Bay 550, Rockwood 851, Tuscola U.F.A. 275 [n=22];
Wood Duck (2) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擝attle Creek 10 [n=13];
Gadwall (10.5) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擝ay City 343, Monroe 431, Kalamazoo 188 [n=28];
American Black Duck (7) 鈥� 7 outliers鈥擜nchor Bay 3100, Bay City 221, Rockwood 51, Ann Arbor 42, Midland 42, Cadillac Area 36, Mio 36 [n=48];
Mallard (235.5) 鈥� 7 outliers鈥擜nchor Bay 17,500, Rockwood 1852, Bay City 1697, Ann Arbor 1232, Marquette 1171, Monroe 1056, Western Macomb County 995 [n=72];
Northern Pintail (2) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擜nchor Bay 54, Bay City 32, Monroe 15 [n=13];
Green-winged Teal (3) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擬onroe 34, Berrien Springs 20 [n=12];
Redhead (18) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擬ackinac Straits 17000, Anchor Bay 5800, Traverse City 1125, Muskegon 450 [n==24];
Ring-necked Duck (7) 鈥� 5 outliers鈥擯ontiac 956, Clinton 847, Detroit River 221, Pontiac 270, Western Macomb County 267 [n=27];
Greater Scaup (16) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擱ockwood 509, Traverse City 180 [n=12];
Lesser Scaup (9) 鈥� 5 outliers鈥擱ockwood 403, New Buffalo 170, Anchor Bay 88, Muskegon 74, Bay City 71 [n=27];
Long-tailed Duck (13.5) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擝ay City 602, Port Huron 583, Manistee 310, Muskegon 219 [n=28];

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Bufflehead (19) 鈥� 6 outliers鈥擜nchor Bay 790, Monroe 421, Rockwood 382, Coloma 225, Oscoda 219, Battle Creek 213 [n=58];

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Common Goldeneye (29) 鈥� 5 outliers鈥擝eulah 996, Lake Leelanau 265, Antrim-Old Mission 550, Mackinac Straits 242, Ludington 194 [n=64];

Hooded Merganser (25.5) 鈥� 5 outliers鈥擬onroe 425, Western Macomb County 255, Antrim-Old Mission 324, Waterloo State Recreation Area 197, Mecosta County 154 [n=52];

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Common Merganser (53) 鈥� 5 outliers鈥擥enesee County 1886, Midland 645, Cheboygan 500, Tawas 363, Antrim-Old Mission 325 [n=57];

Red-breasted Merganser (15) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擧udsonville 792, Holland 314, Monroe 252 [n=44];
Ruddy Duck (12) 鈥� outliers鈥擬uskegon Wastewater 280, Monroe 85, Midland 81 [n=13];
Ring-necked Pheasant (1) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擫apeer County 12, Mecosta County 4 [n=15]
Wild Turkey (49) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擫ittle Bay de Noc 452, Clinton 343, Detroit 182 [n=66];
Pied-billed Grebe (1) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擜nchor Bay 6 [n=11];
Horned Grebe (3) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擫ake Leelanau 28, Antrim-Old Mission 17 [n=18];
Great Blue Heron (5) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擬onroe 68, Rockwood 53, Bay City 45, Ann Arbor 28 [n=43];
Northern Harrier (2) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擱ockwood 10, Anchor Bay 9, Huron County 9 [n=29];
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擜nchor Bay 4 [n=29];
Cooper鈥檚 Hawk (3) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 32, Midland 16 [n=55];
Bald Eagle (9.5) 鈥� 6 outliers鈥擬onroe 237, Rudyard 99, Rockwood 40, Little Bay de Noc 33 [n=72];
Red-shouldered Hawk (2) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擝errien Springs 11 [n=36];
Red-tailed Hawk (16) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擶estern Macomb County 109, Ann Arbor 85, Waterloo State Recreation Area 75, Hudsonville 69 [n=65];
Rough-legged Hawk (3) 鈥� 5 outliers鈥擲anilac 21, Neebish Island-Dunbar 17, Carney 11, Les Cheneaux 8, Little Bay de Noc 7 [n=41];
Sandhill Crane (148.5) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擶aterloo State Recreation Area 3507, Olivet 3461, Dowagiac 1242, Waterloo State Recreation Area 2318 [n=26];
Bonaparte鈥檚 Gull (10) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擱ockwood 332 [n=16];
Ring-billed Gull (75.5) 鈥� 7 outliers鈥擝attle Creek 3145, Monroe 1427, Detroit River 1214, Olivet 1137, Cass County 1070, Genesee County 967, Rockwood 963 [n=62];
Herring Gull (67.5) 鈥� 9 outliers鈥擲anilac 2355, Detroit River 1506, Little Bay de Noc 1263, Rudyard 800, Port Huron 745 [n=58];

Great Black-backed Gull (6) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擜nchor Bay 45 [n=13];

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Rock Pigeon (145.5) 鈥� 6 outliers鈥擟oloma 1244, Detroit River 894, Little Bay de Noc 718, Berrien Springs 688, Ann Arbor 586, Alpena 600 [n=72];

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Mourning Dove (173) 鈥� 12 outliers鈥擲anilac 1183, Lapeer County 907, Clinton 853, Mount Pleasant 867, Bay City 851, Pontiac 652, Anchor Bay 650, Hartland 645, Western Macomb County 630, Waterloo State Recreation Area 625, Ann Arbor 608, Sanilac 604 [n=73];

Eastern Screech-Owl (3) 鈥� 3 outliers: Rockwood 27, Ann Arbor 25, Anchor Bay 22 [n=41];
Great Horned Owl (3) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擜nn Arbor 17 [n=45];
Northern Saw-whet Owl (1.5) 1 outlier鈥擜nn Arbor 4 [n=14];
Belted Kingfisher (4) 鈥� 5 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 23, Grand Rapids 17, Battle Creek 14, Kalamazoo 13, Monroe 12 [n=43];
Red-headed Woodpecker (4) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擭ew Buffalo 23 [n=35];
Red-bellied Woodpecker (23) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 247, Grand Rapids 109 [n=70];
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (2) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擭iles 15 [n=20];
Downy Woodpecker (32.5) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 308, Grand Rapids 164, East Lansing 139 [n=74];
Hairy Woodpecker (11) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 72, Grand Rapids 46, Battle Creek 40, Midland 37, East Lansing 36, Kalamazoo 34, Hudsonville 32 [n=75];
Pileated Woodpecker (6) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擫ake Leelanau 35, Battle Creek 23 [n=71];
American Kestrel (6) 鈥� 5 outliers鈥擧udsonville 28, Bay City 27, Clinton 25, Mount Pleasant 25, Muskegon Wastewater 22 [n=45];
Merlin (1) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擲anilac 6, Ann Arbor 5, Western Macomb County 4 [n=31];
Northern Shrike (1.5) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擭eebish Island-Dunbar 6 [n=42];
Blue Jay (141) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 893, Hudsonville 517 [n=75];
American Crow (195) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擪alamazoo 3500, East Lansing 1616, Ann Arbor 1360, Sanilac 1069 [n=75];
Common Raven (13) 鈥� 5 outliers鈥擱udyard 120, Neebish Island-Dunbar 65, Hayward Lakes 63, Houghton County 58, Les Cheneaux 51 [n=41];
Horned Lark (5.5) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擧udsonville 58 [n=20];
Black-capped Chickadee (170) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 1107, Midland 704 [n=75];
Tufted Titmouse (44) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 316, Grand Rapids 206 [n=61];
Red-breasted Nuthatch (7) 鈥� 6 outliers鈥擥rayling 108, Sanilac 90, Tittabawassee Valley 82, Beulah 40, Mio 37, Au Train 34 [n=65];
White-breasted Nuthatch (37.5) 鈥� 6 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 401, Battle Creek 207, Grand Rapids 201, East Lansing 177, Kalamazoo 169, Lapeer County 160 [n=74];
Brown Creeper (5) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擪alamazoo 28, Battle Creek 26, Midland 23 [n=66];
Carolina Wren (10.5)鈥� 1 outlier鈥擜nn Arbor 118 [n=32];
Golden-crowned Kinglet (5) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擝attle Creek 33, Sanilac 26 [n=62];
Eastern Bluebird (53) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 240, Battle Creek 209 [n=48];
Hermit Thrush (1) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擜nn Arbor 15 [n=17];
American Robin (71.5) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 3553, Rockwood 1464, Monroe 836, Allegan State Game Area 755 [n=60];
European Starling (884) 鈥� 6 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 16,689, Rockwood 11,759, Lapeer County 5584, Sanilac 5176, Western Macomb County 4542, Monroe 4309 [n=72];
Cedar Waxwing (56) 鈥� 8 outliers鈥擬ackinac Straits 531, Hayward Lakes 466, Ludington 282, Detroit 268, Beulah 222, Alpena 219, Allegan State Game Area 217, Cadillac Area 215 [n=59];

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Snow Bunting (30) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擬ount Pleasant 350, Midland 305 [n=31];

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Yellow-rumped Warbler (3) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擜llegan State Game Area 33, Gobles 13 [n=18]

American Tree Sparrow (69) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擝ay City 548, Clinton 542, Ann Arbor 391, Western Macomb County 368 [n=67];
Dark-eyed Junco (157) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擜nn Arbor 1088 [n=69];
White-throated Sparrow (6) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 176, Rockwood 137, Clinton 37, Berrien Springs 36 [n=38];
Song Sparrow (9) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擜nn Arbor 48 [n=40];
Swamp Sparrow (3) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 22, Monroe 13, Waterloo State Recreation Area 10 [n=20];
Eastern Towhee (1) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擟ass County 3, Hudsonville 3, New Buffalo 2; [n=12]
Northern Cardinal (70) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 455, Grand Rapids 323 [n=70];
Red-winged Blackbird (5.5) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擬onroe 253, Clinton 58 [n=20];
Common Grackle (2) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擱ockwood 420, Ann Arbor 219, Monroe 132 [=20]
Brown-headed Cowbird (3.5) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 257, Cass County 195, Genesee County 78 [n=16]
House Finch (56.5) 鈥� 4 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 435, Hudsonville 348, Grand Rapids 289, East Lansing 234 [n=64];
Purple Finch (6) 鈥� 5 outliers鈥擫ake Leelanau 42, Beulah 29, Grayling 28, Antrim-Old Mission 21, Waterloo State Recreation Area 19 [n=50];
Red Crossbill (5) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擶hitefish Point 144 [n=11];
White-winged Crossbill (14) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擥rayling 97 [n=17];
Common Redpoll (9) 鈥� 3 outliers鈥擧oughton County 57, Beulah 56, Neebish Island-Dunbar 52 [n=16];
Pine Siskin (37) 鈥� 5 outliers鈥擥rayling 555, Sanilac 363, Lapeer County 301, Little Bay de Noc 279, Oscoda 272 [n=49];
American Goldfinch (109) 鈥� 1 outlier鈥擜nn Arbor 656 [n=75];
House Sparrow (146) 鈥� 2 outliers鈥擜nn Arbor 852, Western Macomb County 832 [n=67].

Fourteen Species Were Numerically Dominant in at Least One Circle (as a percentage of total individuals; for context, the median for the 75 circles was 24.7%):

European Starling: 39 circles (UP鈥擱udyard 30.5%, Hayward Lakes 24.7%, Les Cheneaux 20.2%, Carney 19.2%; NLP鈥擳ittabawassee Valley 29.0%, Ludington 25.2%, Manistee 23.9%, Mio 20.2%, Petoskey 20.0%, Alpena 19.9%, Traverse City 16.5%, Antrim-Old Mission 15.3%, Oscoda 14.4%, Ogemaw County 14.0%, Lake Leelanau 13.4%; SLP鈥擫apeer County 45.7%, Ann Arbor 43.8%, Berrien Springs 40.0%, Rockwood 34.7%, Detroit 34.1%, Niles 33.0%, Allegan State Game Area 32.8%, Sanilac 32.1%, Huron County 31.0%, Coloma 29.3%, Hudsonville 29.0%, Western Macomb County 28.6%, Monroe 27.4%, Dowagiac 27.1%, Pontiac 26.4%, Port Huron 21.9%, Hartland 20.5%, Gobles 20.0%, Cass County 19.5%, Holland 19.2%, Tuscola U.F.A. 19.2%, Grand Rapids 17.5%, Muskegon 15.8%, New Buffalo 10.0%).
Canada Goose: 14 circles (NLP鈥擬idland 38.9%, Oceana 33.5%, Bay City 32.9%, Cadillac Area 32.6%, Mount Pleasant 29.8%, Hubbard Lake 22.8%, Mecosta County 17.9%, Beulah 16.5%, Cheboygan 16.4%; SLP鈥擡ast Lansing 26.7%, Albion 21.7%, Barry County 21.5%, Clinton 21.3%, Detroit River 16.4%).
Black-capped Chickadee: 5 circles (UP鈥擠rummond Island 52.1%; NLP鈥擥rayling 17.5%, Lake County 16.4%, Higgins Lake-Houghton Lake 14.8%).
Bohemian Waxwing: 3 circles (UP鈥擶hitefish Point 45.9%, Neebish Island-Dunbar 31.6%, Gwinn 31.3%).
Mallard: 2 circles (UP鈥擬arquette 28.4%; SLP鈥擜nchor Bay 42.1%).
Common Merganser: 2 circles (NLP鈥擳awas 16.6%; SLP鈥擥enesee County 27.6%).
Sandhill Crane: 2 circles (SLP鈥擮livet 50.4%, Waterloo State Recreation Area 25.5%).
Herring Gull: 2 circles (UP鈥擡agle Harbor 45.6%, Little Bay de Noc 23.1%).
Northern Shoveler: 1 circle (SLP鈥擬uskegon Wastewater 20.4%).
Redhead: 1 circle (UP/NLP鈥擬ackinac Straits 85.7%).
American Goldfinch: 1 circle (UP鈥擜u Train 18.7%).
Ring-billed Gull: 1 circle (SLP鈥擝attle Creek 21.5%).
Rock Pigeon: 1 circle (UP鈥擬anistique 30.2%).
American Crow: 1 circle (SLP鈥擪alamazoo 34.4%).

Thirty-eight Circles Recorded New Species (54% of 70 circles with a history of at least 10 counts recorded at least one new species; stated another way, 38 circles with a combined 1454 count years tallied a cumulative 63 new species):

Five species at one (1) circle 鈥� NLP鈥擮scoda (White-fronted Goose, Ring-necked Duck, White-winged Scoter, Great Egret, & Golden-crowned Kinglet);
Three species at each of three (3) circles 鈥� UP鈥擫es Cheneaux (American Kestrel, Great Horned Owl, Short-eared Owl), Neebish Island-Dunbar (Greater Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, & Long-tailed Duck); SLP鈥擶aterloo State Recreation Area (Ross鈥檚 Goose, Baltimore Oriole, & Red Crossbill);
Two species at each of fifteen (15) circles 鈥揢P鈥擜u Train (Rusty Blackbird & European Goldfinch); UP/NLP鈥擬ackinac Straits (Black Scoter & Peregrine Falcon); NLP鈥擝ay City (Greater White-fronted Goose & Yellow-rumped Warbler), Grayling (Winter Wren & Fox Sparrow), Lake County (Tundra Swan & Common Grackle), Lake Leelanau (Black Scoter & Hermit Thrush), Lapeer County (Common Loon & Red Crossbill), Midland (Lesser Black-backed Gull & Swamp Sparrow), Tittabawassee Valley (Brown-headed Cowbird and Red Crossbill); SLP鈥擜lbion (Ross鈥檚 Goose & Short-eared Owl), Allegan State Game Area (Horned Grebe & Common Yellowthroat), Genesee County (Sandhill Crane & Yellow-bellied Sapsucker), Kalamazoo (Northern Saw-whet Owl & Common Raven), Monroe (Least Sandpiper & Northern Saw-whet Owl), Western Macomb County (Great Egret & Marsh Wren);

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; One species at each of nineteen (19) circles 鈥� UP鈥擧ayward Lakes (Trumpeter Swan), Manistique (Townsend鈥檚 Solitaire), Marquette (Palm Warbler); NLP鈥擜ntrim-Old Mission (Song Sparrow), Ludington (Sanderling), Manistee (Long-eared Owl), Petoskey (Winter Wren), Tawas (Yellow-bellied Sapsucker), Traverse City (Broad-winged Hawk; SLP鈥擜nn Arbor (Black-crowned Night-Heron), Clinton (Green-winged Teal), Hartland (Short-eared Owl), Holland (American Wigeon), Muskegon Wastewater (Common Grackle), New Buffalo (Hammond鈥檚 Flycatcher), Olivet (Red-shouldered Hawk), Port Huron (Savannah Sparrow), Rockwood (Lesser Yellowlegs), Tuscola U.F.A. (Limpkin).

Eleven Circles Recorded More Than 75 Species (for context, the median number of species per circle was 59):

87 鈥� Monroe (15,701 individuals)
86 鈥� Rockwood (33,93)
83 鈥� Ann Arbor (38,067)
82 鈥� Anchor Bay (41,575)
82 鈥� Battle Creek (14,655)
81 鈥� Waterloo State Recreation Area (13,731)
80 鈥� Traverse City (7535)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; 78 鈥� Bay City (18,422)

78 鈥� Western Macomb County (15,116)
76 鈥� Clinton (12,293)
76 鈥� Hudsonville (13,085)

Nine Circles Recorded >15,000 Individuals (for context, the median number of individuals per circle was 5458):

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; 41,757 鈥� Anchor Bay (82 species)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; 38,067 鈥� Ann Arbor (83)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; 33,933 鈥� Rockwood (86)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; 19,833 鈥� Mackinac Straits (53)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; 18,422 鈥� Bay City (78)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; 16,576 鈥� Sanilac (69)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; 15,701 鈥� Monroe (87)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; 15,116 鈥� Western Macomb County (78)

路&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; 15,061 鈥� Midland (71)

Ten Circles Had High Indices of Rarity (the index of rarity is the number of rare or infrequently seen species as a percentage of the total number of species, with a minimum of 35%; for context, the median was 27.8%):

44.6% - Ann Arbor (38 of 83)
44.4% - Whitefish Point (16 of 36)
42.9% - Marquette (21 of 49)
42.5% - Houghton County (17 of 40)
40.0% - Muskegon (24 of 60)
39.4% - Midland (28 of 71)
37.3% - Ludington (22 of 59)
37.2% - Western Macomb County (29 of 78)
36.6% - Battle Creek (30 of 82)
35.7% - Lake County (15 of 42)

Eleven Circles Were Relative Hotspots (circles with statistically high species counts鈥攊.e., outliers鈥攁s a percentage of total species, with a minimum of 10.0%; for context, the median for all 64 circles with outliers was 4.9%):

44.6% - Ann Arbor (37 of 83)
19.8% - Rockwood (17 of 86)
19.5% - Monroe (17 of 87)
17.1% - Anchor Bay (14 of 82)
14.5% - Sanilac (10 of 69)
14.1% - Bay City (11 of 78)
13.6% - Little Bay de Noc (6 of 44)
13.4% - Battle Creek (11 of 82)
12.7% - Midland (9 of 71)
12.7% - Grand Rapids (8 of 63)
11.5% - Western Macomb County (9 of 78)

In closing, I wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to the 63 compilers and more than 1200 participants whose dedication made this statewide summary possible.

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