Bird Archive of Isabella County, Michigan

The following photographs of birds, all taken in Isabella County, are in the order in which the pictured species appear on the American Ornithologist's Union (A.O.U.) Check-list of North American Birds (7th edition). Most are cropped versions of the originals sent by the indicated photographers -- i.e., none has been retouched or enhanced except for the addition of borders around some of them. I gratefully thank the named photographers for giving me permission to include their photographs in this file.

Redhead (Aythta americana)

   [in lower photo, with pair of Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)]
            Union Township (Section 29): Pond northwest of intersection of Deerfield and Lincoln roads
       6 April 2008.
         (photos by Dick Dietrich)

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Weidman Millpond, Nottawa Township
28 March 2010.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Sherman Township: Pond near Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
14 April 2008.
(photos by Stan Lilley)

Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

Deerfield Township (sec. 30)
11 June 2010.
(photo by Roger Hammer)
See additional photographs of this and a juvenile Ruffed Grouse
in the tabulated images photo2 photo3

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
Coldwater Township
29 April 2005.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
23 July 2009
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See additional photos in the tabulated images photo2 photo3

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
   Fremont Township (sec.30):
   Pond, east of Johnson Rd., ~ 3/4 mile south of Fremont Rd.
11 June 2010.
      (photo by Stan Lilley)

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
   Left, Lincoln Township (sec.28): Pond south of Fremont Rd.
09 May 2010 (photo by Dick Dietrich)
Right, Sherman Township (sec. 4): Pine Hill Hunt Club Property
      04 July 2010 (photo by Stan Lilley)
See also photos in tabulated images photo2 photo3 photo4

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Sherman Township: Lilley home,1/2 mile west of Weidman
26 May 2005.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also photos in Tabulated images photo2 photo3

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Lincoln Township (sec. 30): Field south of Fremont Rd.
11 April 2009.
(photo by Dick Dietrich)
See also photo in Tabulated images photo2 photo3 photo4

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Gilmore Township (sec. 16) Field north of Stevenson Lake Rd.
09 May 2009.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also photo in Tabulated images photo2 photo3 photo4

    Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Sherman Township, near Lilley residence,
~ 1/2 mile west of Weidman
   16 December 2007.
    (photo by Stan Lilley)

Coper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Left, Hammer yard, Deerfield Township (Section 30)
   21 September 2010.
    (photo by Roger Hammer)
Right, Dziedzic backyard, Mt. Pleasant
8 March 2008
(photo by Ryan Dziedzic)

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Gilmore Township: "Several miles north of Weidman"
09 April 2005
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Sherman Township: Near Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
29 March 2011.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also photo in tabulated images photo2

Broad-wingedHawk (Buteo platypterus)
Left, Sherman Township: Near Lilley home,
1/2 mile west of Weidman
9 September 2012;
Right, Coldwater Township (Section 29):
Along Coleman Road, near Coldwater River
03 May 2009.
(photos by Stan Lilley)

      Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
   Left, Lincoln Township (Section 19)
   29 July 2009
          Right, Denver Township (Section 10)
      13 August 2009.
(photos by Dick Dietrich)
          See also the photos in the tabulated images photo2 photo3

Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Nottawa Township (Section 7)
7 April 2007.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Deerfield Township (Section 36)
12 April 2009.
(photos by Roger Hammer)

Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Sherman Township: Near Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
31 August 2004.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
Top, Coldwater Township
29 April 2005.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
Bottom, Fremont Township (Sec.6)
23 September 2011
(photo by Roger Hammer)

Sora (Porzana carolina)
Sherman Township (Section 3):
Marsh along Rolland Road, north of Denver Road
23 May 2008.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Note: A photo of a Common Gallinule, captioned "Moorhen ,,," within the county is in the tabulated images photo2

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
Lincoln Township (Section 32):
Three of large number of migrants, west of Lincoln Road.
17 March 2009.
(photos by Dick Dietrich)
See also the photos in the tabulated images photo2

Left, Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis); Right, Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
Vernon Township (Section 15):
23 April 2013.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Lincoln Township (Section 7): Pond in field East of Meridian Road
20 May 2008.
(photo by Dick Dietrich)
See also photographs in the tabulated images photo2

Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
[Least sandpiper (Caldris minutilla) in background]
Lincoln Township (Section 30): Ponded farmland south of Fremont Road
31 August 2009.
(photo by Dick Dietrich)
See also photo in the tabulated images photo2

Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
Vernon Township: "near Stevenson Lake"
22 June 2006.
(photo by Ryan Dziedzic)

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Lincoln Township (Section 7): Pond in field East of Meridian Road
19 May 2008.
(photo by Dick Dietrich)

American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
Fremont Township (Section 13), Edmore State Game Area.
Notes: The adult and chick are at different scales.
30 April 2011.
(photos by Stan Lilley)

Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
     Female (foreground); male (mid view -- i.e., closest to female);
    Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) -- third from bottom -- see also photo2 ;
Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) -- upper right.
   Lincoln Township (Section 7): Pond in field East of Meridian Road
20 May 2008.
(photo by Dick Dietrich)

Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
[members of flock of more than 100]
Fremont Township (Section 13): Ponded water in field
17 April 2008.
(photos by Dick Dietrich)

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
ShermanTownship: Pond near Lilley home,
1/2 mile west of Weidman
10 April 2008.
(photos by Stan Lilley)

Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
Sherman Township: Wooded area on Rolland Road,
just north of the intersection with Denver Road,
29 May 2006.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also the photos in the tabulated images photo2

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
5 July 2012.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
Nottawa Township: west of Nottawa Road,
north of Rosebush Road,
15 January 2009.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Vernon Township (Section 19): East of Meridian Road
15 May 2009
(photos by Dick Dietrich)
Lower right, part of the back and top of the owl's head
as it looked downward to its left, after it flew into the nearby woods.
See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Sherman Township (Section 33)
1081 Fairway Drive, Lake Isabella
This individual was at the residents' feeder from 3 October until 21 November, 2012.
(Photos to show diverse characteristics of this hummingbird:
Upper left and lower right by Myles McNally,
Upper right by Hudson Keenan,
Lower left by Stan Lilley)
Photos of ruby-throated hummingbirds are in the tabulated images:
photo2 photo3 photo4 photo5

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocelaphus)
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
20 May 2008.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also the photos in the tabulated images photo2 photo3

Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Top, Deerfield Township (Section 25):
On property of photographer, east of Meridian Rd.
15 January 2011
(photos by Bob Lichtman)
Bottom, Deerfield Township (Section 30)
Hammer yard
7 May 2011
(photo by Roger Hammer)
See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
[Left, male; lower right, female's head]
Union Township (Section 31): Hammer home,
SE of intersection of Deerfield and Meridian roads
25 February 2009 & 06 May 2010
(photos by Roger Hammer)

      Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
   Union Township (Section 31):
       Hammer home, SE of intersection of Deerfield and Meridian roads
   25 February 2009.
   (photo by Roger Hammer)
           See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
8 February 2011.
(photos by Stan Lilley)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
"Wet but Independent on the 4th of July"
Mt. Pleasant: Back yard, Dietrich residence
04 July 2005.
(photo by Dick Dietrich)
See also the more typical photographs
in the tabulated images photo2 .

          Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
         How about those "horns" --
            Deerfield Township (Section 12): East side of Nottawa Road
06 March 2009.
(photo by Dick Dietrich)
         See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Fremont Township (Section 35):
10 May 2012.
(photo by Roger Hammer)

Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Rolland Township (Section 1):
   4 June 2009.
   (photo by Dick Dietrich)
See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Deerfield Township (Section 30):
5 May 2011.
(photo by Roger Hammer)

Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
          Gilmore Township (Section 16): ~3/4 mile north of Stephenson Lake Road
20 April 2008.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
       Photographs of additional wrens are in the tabulated images.
photo1 photo2 photo3 photo4

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Union Township (Section 31): Hammer home, SE of intersection of Deerfield and Meridian roads
07 February 2009.
(photo by Roger Hammer)
See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

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                            Left, Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus): Union Township (Sec.31), Hammer yard, 05 September 2010.
                                              Center, Veery (Catharus fuscenscens): Deerfield Township (Sec. 30), 23 September 2011.
                                    Right, Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina): Union Township (Sec. 30), Meridan Park, 19 May 2011.
                                                                                                    (photos by Roger Hammer)

      See also the photo of the Hermit Thrush in the tabulated images photo2

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Gilmore Township: Vogel Farm on Fordyce Road,
about a half mile north of Vernon Road
23 June 2006.
(photos by Stan Lilley)

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
26 April 2008.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Mt. Pleasant: 1 of ~60 in mixed flock of ~200 waxwings
in fruiting tree south of Finch Hall, CMU campus.
03 February 2008.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also the following photo and the image in the tabulated images photo2.
In addition, to see photos of Cedar Waxwings, see photo2.

Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Mt. Pleasant: east side of Moore Hall, CMU campus
24 February 2013
(photo by Roger Hammer)
See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2;
and, to see photos of Cedar Waxings see photo2.

WARBLERS
(These are in A.O.U order except for the last composite, which follows the Canada warbler.)

Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)

    Left, Mt.Gilmore Township (Section 12)
      4 May 2010 (photo by Stan Lilley)
Right, Fremont Township (Section26
             10 May 2012 (photo by Roger Hammer)

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
Chippewa Township (Sec.13/14)
9 June 2008.
(photo by Ryan Dziedzic)

Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
      Mt. Pleasant: Back yard, Dziedzic residence
   13 September 2008.
(photo by Ryan Dziedzic)

     Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
   Left, Mt. Pleasant: Back yard, Dziedzic residence
13 September 2008 (photo by Ryan Dziedzic)
          Right, Coldwater Township (Section26)
                      03 May 2009 (photo by Stan Lilley)

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
Union Township (Secs.31 & 19/30):
08 May 2010 & 02 May 2009
(photos by Roger Hammer)

       Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
   Left, Deerfield Township: Deerfield Park.
02 May 2007 (photo by Ryan Dziedzic)
       Right, Nottawa Township: Bruce and Yvonne Miller's home
                                            on Coldwater River, north of Coldwater Lake
                                         24 September 2006 (photo by Stan Lilley)

Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica)
Union Township (Section 31): Hammer home
25 October 2009.
(photo by Roger Hammer)

Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
[Bird on other side of feeder is a Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens).]
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
26 April 2008.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
Gilmore Township (Section 31) West of Stevenson Lake Rd.
8 May 2012.
(photo by Roger Hammer)

Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
Union Township (Section 31): Hammer home, SE of intersection of Deerfield and Meridian roads
17 September 2010.
(photo by Roger Hammer)

Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla)
Deerfield Township (Section 32): Audubon Woods
3 June 2005
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Union Township (Section 31): Hammer home
9 May 2010.
(photo by Roger Hammer)

Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
Broomfield Township (Section 29): off Old State Road
1 June 2008
(photo by Stan Lilley)

The above photographs, by Roger Hammer and Adam Hammer (his with A- preceding the date), are arranged in the A.O.U.'s checklist order, top to bottom in columns, left to right -- i.e., Chestnut-sided to Wilson's. Scentfic names for these warblers are on the County list ( | Birds | ). The photos were taken at Majeske Landing (Deerfield Twp., Sec.20) except for those of the following species: Magnolia Warbler (Union Twp., Sec.31), Ovenbird (Deerfield Twp., Sec.30), and Louisana Waterthrush (Deerfield Twp., Sec.22). As noted elsewhere, except in rare cases, I do not question the identities of birds supplied by the photographers; a reader of this web site, however, has noted -- quite correctly, I believe -- the identities of the birds labelled as Louisiana Watherthrush and as Ovenbird should be reversed.

                                                               Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
       Left, female                                                                                    Right, male
                                  Sherman Township:                                                                        Deerfeld Township (Sec. 20)
                Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman                                           Majeske Landing
                  23 September 2005.                                                                       14 May 2011
                           (photo by Stan Lilley)                                                                      (photo by Roger Hammer)

SPARROW Family

Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Deerfield Township, Section 30
7 May 2011.
(photo by Adam Hammer)

American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
31 December 2007.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
19 April 2008.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also the photos in the tabulated images photo2

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
5 May 2008.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwishensis)
Coldwater Township: West of North Sherman Road
16 May 2008.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
Coldwater Township: West of North Sherman Road
26 June 2006.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

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Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
Sherman Township (Section 4): Pine Hill Hunt Club property
4 July 2010.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also the photos in the tabulated images photo2

Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Sherman Township
April 2007.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

Song Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Mt. Pleasant: CMU campus.
    07 June 2009.
       (photo by Roger Hammer)

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
Coldwater Township (Section 29) - along Wyman Road
30 April 2005.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
28 April 2008.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

            White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
          Mt. Pleasant: Back yard, Dietrich residence
22 May 2008.
(photo by Dick Dietrich)

   Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
      "northern part of county"
   29 October 2006.
(photo by Ryan Dziedzic)
        See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

   Rose-breasted Grosbeak ♂ (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
      Deerfield Township (Section 7)
       [Bush on which bird is perched:
                "Harry Lauder's Walking Stick"
   (Coryls avellana 'Contorta' )]
13 May 2000.
    (photo by Dick Dietrich)
         See also the additional photos -- a female, an immature and another male --
      in the tabulated images photo2 photo3 photo4

        Dickcissel (Spiza Americana)
   Union Township: field near Pickard Road,
    22 June 2006.
      (photo by Ryan Dziedzic)
          See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2

     (Fawn) Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia[Fringilla] guttata)
       [Apparently a cage bird that was either released or escaped;
it is native in Australia's interior and parts of Indonesia]
    Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
30 July 2009.
(photo by Stan Lilley).

      Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
    Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
19 January 2004.
(photo by Stan Lilley).
      [This is the first photo put in this Archive.]

Purple Finch ♂ (Carpodacus purpureus)

Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
22 April 2008.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
A photograph of a female follows.
See also the photo of the female purple finch
in the tabulated images photo2

Red Crossbill ♂ (Loxia curvirostra)
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
14 April 2013.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

White-winged Crossbill [female] (Loxia leucoptera)
Nottawa Township: Everett Schafer home, Beal City
2 January 2013.
(photo by Stan Lilley)
See also the following photo-composite and those in the tabulated images photo2 photo3

White-winged Crossbill [males] (Loxia leucoptera)
Mt. Pleasant: Warriner Mall, CMU Campus
21 January 2009.
(photos by Ryan Dziedzic)
See also the photos in the tabulated images photo2 photo3

                        Left, Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni)                                              Right, Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
            Low on feed bag and in inset (to show streaking on flank)                            Hammer home,
              with goldfinch and common redpolls -- on a rainy, foggy day                                 Union Township (Section 31):
                          Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman                                 10(top), 19(bottom) February 2012
                          18 March 2008.    (photos by Stan Lilley)                                                    (photos by Roger Hammer)

See also the photo in the tabulated images photo2 -

Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
      Union Township (Section 31):
Hammer home, SE of intersection of Deerfield and Meridian roads
7 February 2009.
(photo by Roger Hammer)
     A composite of several photographs that show different views
     of Pine Siskins that were within the county during the
     2008-2009 irruption in Michigan is shown in
photo2

Evening Grosbeak ♀ (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Sherman Township: Lilley home, 1/2 mile west of Weidman
20 January 2005.
(photo by Stan Lilley)

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Birds3. To facilitate use of this table, the birds are listed in alphabetical order according
to their common main name -- e.g., downy woodpecker is under listed as woodpecker, downy.
Blanks in the table occur after additions are made and the names have not yet been shifted
so the blanks are eliminated.

A, B, C, D, E, F,G	G, H, I, J, K, L,	M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T	T,U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Blackbird, red-winged ♂	Grackle, common	Mallard	Titmouse, tufted
Blackbird, red-winged ♀	Grackle, common - "partially albino"	Martin, purple	Titmouse, tufted#2
Bluebird, eastern#2	Grebe, pied-bill	Meadowlark, eastern	Towhee, eastern
Bobolink ♂	Grosbeak, rose-breasted ♀ #2	Nuthatch, red-breasted	Turkey
Bunting, indigo	Grosbeak.rose-breasted #3	Nuthatch, white-breasted	Turkey, wild#2
Cardinal(s),northern#2	Grosbeak, rose-breasted ♂#4	Oriole,Baltimore#2	Vireo, blue-headed
Cardinal, northern#3	Grouse, ruffed#2	Oriole, Baltimore#3	Vireo, red-eyed
Catbird. gray	Grouse, ruffed#3	Oriole, orchard	Vireo, warbling
Chickadee, black-capped	Gull, ring-billed	Ovenbird	Vireo, yellow-throated
Cowbird, brown-headed	Hawk, red-shouldered	Owl, barred	Vulture, turkey
Crane, sandhill#2	Hawk, red-tailed - "albino"	Owl, snowy	Vulture, turkey
Crossbill, white-winged#2	Hawk, red-tailed#3	Pewee, eastern wood	Waxwing, Bohemian
Crossbill, white-winged#3	Hawk, rough-legged#2	Pheasant, ring-necked ♂	Waxwing, cedar
		Phoebe, eastern
Crow, American	Heron, great blue#1	Pipit, American	Woodpecker, downy
Cuckoo, black-billed	Heron, great blue#2	Plover, semipalmated	Woodpecker, hairy
Dickcissel	Heron, great blue -Rookery	Redpoll	Woodpecker, red-bellied#2
Dove, mourning	Heron, green#2	Redstart, American	Woodpecker, red-bellied#3
Duck, Black#2	Heron, green#3	Robin, American	Woodpecker red-headed #2
Duck, northern shoveler	Heron, green#4	Robin,nest + #2
Duck, wood ♂	Hummingbird, ruby-throated♂	Sandpiper, least	Woodpecker, red-headed#3
Eagle, bald#2	Hummingbird, ruby-throated ♂ (plus)	Sandpiper, least +	Wren, Carolina
Eagle, bald#3	Hummingbird, ruby-throated ♀	Sandpiper, solitary	Wren, house
Eagle, bald#4		Sandpiper, spotted
Egret, great#2	Hummingbird, ruby-throated	Sapsucker, yellow-breasted	Wren, marsh
Egret, great#3	Jay, blue#2	Siskin, pine	Wren, sedge
Finch, house	Junco,dark-eyed	Snipe, Wilson's	Yellowlegs, greater
Finch, purple ♀		Sparrow, grasshopper
Flicker, northern	Killdeer#2	Sparrow, Henslow's	Yellowlegs, lesser
Flycatcher, great-crested	Kingbird, eastern	Sparrow, chipping
Goldeneye	Kingbird, eastern#3	Starling, European	For the Record: Goose, Ross's
Goldfinch, American	Kingfisher, belted ♀	Starling, European#2	Gallinule, common
Goose, Canada	Kingfisher, belted#2	Swallow, barn
Goose, Canada (plus)	Kinglet, golden-crowned	Swallow, cliff	Wish List: Pelican, American white
Goose, Ross's	Kinglet, ruby-crowned	Swallow, northern rough-winged
Goose, snow	Lark, horned	Swallow, tree
	Longspur, Lapland & Bunting, Snow	Swan, mute	Not a Bird "Wood Goose"
	As above, in flight	Thrasher, brown (plus)
		Thrush, hermit

			The End Hawk, red-tailed
	MORE to come.

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"WISH LIST"

"Wish list" birds include a few birds that may have been within Isabella County but, so far as I have know, have not been recorded as being here. Bird-watchers, indeed everyone, should keep an eye out for these birds, AND, if anyone sees any of these or other birds that have not been recorded as being in the county, please let others of us know and also try to record their presence with photographs.

      PHOTOGRAPHS NOT TAKEN IN ISABELLA COUNTY
      (See also the "Wish List" entry on the preceding table.)

Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)
(photo taken by Stan Lilley
near the intersection of M-48 and McCabe Road,
south of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan
January 20, 2009)
(Attention is also directed to the photograph, date, and location
of the Hawk Owl shown on the Mackinac County (Michigan) web site

http://stoneplus.cst.cmich.edu/Maccoalbum/MacCoAlbum html.html )

Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa).
(photo taken by James Lindenberger
in vicinity of Vancouver, British Columbia,
25 December 2003 -- sent to RVD by a long time
bird-watcher friend, Susan Lindenberger)