**MICHIGAN**

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> Fig. 1. Bird monitoring regions in Michigan.

**Bird monitoring region 73: Michigan-Boreal Hardwood Transition**

This region covers BCR 12, Boreal Hardwood Transition, in Michigan.
Approximately 42 aquatic species occur at least commonly, at some time
of year, in the region (Table 1); 12 designated sites and *x* matrix
strata have been identified (Fig. 2, Table 2).

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Fig. 2*.* Designated sites and matrix strata in bird monitoring region
73.

> Table 1. Aquatic species that occur commonly in bird monitoring region
> 73 (M=migration, B=breeding season, W=winter).

+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| #  Species              | **S  | **Species**               | **Sea  |
|                         | easo |                           | sons** |
|                         | ns** |                           |        |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Common Loon             | MB   | Northern Harrier          | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Pied-billed Grebe       | MB   | Bald Eagle                | B      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Double-crested          | M    | Virginia Rail             | B      |
| Cormorant               |      |                           |        |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| American Bittern        | MB   | Sora                      | B      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Great Egret             | MB   | Sandhill Crane            | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Great Blue Heron        | MB   | Killdeer                  | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Trumpeter Swan          | MB   | Greater Yellowlegs        | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Canada Goose            | MBW  | Lesser Yellowlegs         | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Wood Duck               | MB   | Solitary Sandpiper        | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Mallard                 | MBW  | Spotted Sandpiper         | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| American Black Duck     | MBW  | Dunlin                    | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Green-winged Teal       | M    | Common Snipe              | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| American Wigeon         | M    | American Woodcock         | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Blue-winged Teal        | MB   | Ring-billed Gull          | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Ring-necked Duck        | MB   | Herring Gull              | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Lesser Scaup            | M    | Caspian Tern              | B      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Common Goldeneye        | M    | Common Tern               | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Bufflehead              | M    | Tree Swallow              | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Common Merganser        | MW   | Marsh Wren                | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Hooded Merganser        | MB   | Swamp Sparrow             | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Osprey                  | B    | Red-winged Blackbird      | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+

# *Stratum 1: Designated Sites*

Table 2*.* Designated sites in bird monitoring region 73.

+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| * | ##  Site Name            | ** | *  | **Im | **Impo | *           |
| * |                          | La | *L | port | rtance | *Comments** |
| S |                          | t. | on | ance | to     |             |
| i |                          | ** | g. | to   | mig    |             |
| t |                          |    | ** | s    | rating |             |
| e |                          |    |    | ecre | shoreb |             |
| I |                          |    |    | tive | irds** |             |
| D |                          |    |    | mars |        |             |
| * |                          |    |    | hbir |        |             |
| * |                          |    |    | ds** |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 1 | Butman Township Sewage   | 4  | -8 |      |        | ISS Site    |
|   | Lagoon                   | 4. | 4. |      |        |             |
|   |                          | 12 | 42 |      |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 2 | Dow Ponds                | 4  | -8 | Not  |  High  | ISS Site    |
|   |                          | 3. | 4. |      |        |             |
|   |                          | 58 | 25 |      |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 3 | Freeland Sewage Lagoons  | 4  | -8 |      |        | ISS Site    |
|   |                          | 3. | 4. |      | Medium |             |
|   |                          | 52 | 12 |      |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 4 | Harbor Island NWR        | 4  | -8 | Low  |        |             |
|   |                          | 6. | 3. |      |        |             |
|   |                          | 06 | 76 |      |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 5 | Huron NWR                | 4  | -8 | Not  |        |             |
|   |                          | 6. | 7. |      |        |             |
|   |                          | 96 | 98 |      |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 6 | Isle Royale National     | 4  | -8 |      |        |  IB         |
|   | Park                     | 8. | 8. |      |        | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 00 | 83 |      |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 7 | Karn Plant               | 4  | -8 | Low  |        | IB          |
|   |                          | 3. | 3. |      | Medium | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 62 | 84 |      |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 8 | Michigan Islands NWR     | 4  | -8 | Not  |        |             |
|   |                          | 5. | 5. |      |        |             |
|   |                          | 70 | 84 |      |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 9 | Pictured Rocks National  | 4  | -8 |      |        |             |
|   | Lakeshore                | 6. | 6. |      |        |             |
|   |                          | 56 | 33 |      |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 1 | Seney NWR                | 4  | -8 | H    |        | IB          |
| 0 |                          | 6. | 6. | igh  |        | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 27 | 10 |      |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 1 | Shiawassee NWR           | 4  | -8 | H    | High   | ISS Site    |
| 1 |                          | 3. | 4. | igh  |        |             |
|   |                          | 33 | 00 |      |        |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+
| 1 | Whitefish Point          | 4  | -8 | Not  |        | ISS Site,   |
| 2 |                          | 6. | 4. |      |        | IB          |
|   |                          | 75 | 93 |      |        | A-Potential |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+--------+-------------+

*Stratum 2: name (matrix stratum)*

*Stratum x: name (matrix stratum)*

Matrix strata have yet to be identified. Any help you can provide would
be greatly appreciated.

***Source***: The species list was based on checklists from 2 sites with
revisions by x.

**Bird monitoring region 74: Michigan-Prairie Hardwood Transition**

This region covers BCR 23, Prairie Hardwood Transition, in Michigan plus
a very small part of BCR 22, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie. Approximately 42
aquatic species occur at least commonly, at some time of year, in the
region (Table 3); 19 designated sites and *x* matrix strata have been
identified (Fig. 3, Table 4).

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Fig. 3*.* Designated sites and matrix strata in bird monitoring region
74.

> Table 3. Aquatic species that occur commonly in bird monitoring region
> 74 (M=migration, B=breeding season, W=winter).

  ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------
  **Species**               **Seasons**   **Species**                  **Seasons**

  Common Loon               MB            Northern Harrier             MB

  Pied-billed Grebe         MB            Bald Eagle                   B

  Double-crested Cormorant  M             Virginia Rail                B

  American Bittern          MB            Sora                         B

  Great Egret               MB            Sandhill Crane               MB

  Great Blue Heron          MB            Killdeer                     MB

  Trumpeter Swan            MB            Greater Yellowlegs           MB

  Canada Goose              MBW           Lesser Yellowlegs            M

  Wood Duck                 MB            Solitary Sandpiper           MB

  Mallard                   MBW           Spotted Sandpiper            MB

  American Black Duck       MBW           Dunlin                       M

  Green-winged Teal         M             Common Snipe                 MB

  American Wigeon           M             American Woodcock            M

  Blue-winged Teal          MB            Ring-billed Gull             MB

  Ring-necked Duck          MB            Herring Gull                 MB

  Lesser Scaup              M             Caspian Tern                 B

  Common Goldeneye          M             Common Tern                  MB

  Bufflehead                M             Tree Swallow                 MB

  Common Merganser          MW            Marsh Wren                   MB

  Hooded Merganser          MB            Swamp Sparrow                MB

  Osprey                    B             Red-winged Blackbird         MB
  ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------

# *Stratum 1: Designated Sites*

Table 4*.* Designated sites in bird monitoring region 74.

+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| * | ##  Site Name            | ** | *  | **Im | **    | *           |
| * |                          | La | *L | port | Impor | *Comments** |
| S |                          | t. | on | ance | tance |             |
| i |                          | ** | g. | to   | to    |             |
| t |                          |    | ** | s    | migr  |             |
| e |                          |    |    | ecre | ating |             |
| I |                          |    |    | tive | sh    |             |
| D |                          |    |    | mars | orebi |             |
| * |                          |    |    | hbir | rds** |             |
| * |                          |    |    | ds** |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | Austin Lake              | 4  | -8 |      |       | IB          |
|   |                          | 2. | 5. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 17 | 55 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 2 | Battle Creek CBC Circle  | 4  | -8 |      |       | IB          |
|   |                          | 2. | 5. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 37 | 27 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 3 | Bernard W. Baker         | 4  | -8 |      |       | IB          |
|   | Sanctuary                | 2. | 4. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 40 | 98 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 4 | Crystal Sewage Lagoons   | 4  | -8 | Not  |       | ISS Site    |
|   |                          | 3. | 4. |      |       |             |
|   |                          | 25 | 88 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 5 | Detroit River CBC Circle | 4  | -8 |      |       | IB          |
|   |                          | 2. | 3. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 35 | 12 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 6 | Erie Power Plant Cooling | 4  | -8 | Low  |       | IB          |
|   | Ponds                    | 1. | 3. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 97 | 27 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 7 | Genesee County CBC       | 4  | -8 |      |       | IB          |
|   | Circle                   | 3. | 3. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 10 | 62 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 8 | Haehnle Sanctuary        | 4  | -8 | Med  |       | IB          |
|   |                          | 2. | 4. | ium  |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 32 | 28 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 9 | Heisterman Islands       | 4  | -8 | H    |       | IB          |
|   |                          | 3. | 3. | igh  |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 83 | 43 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | Ithaca Sewage Treatment  | 4  | -8 | Low  |       | ISS Site    |
| 0 |                          | 3. | 4. |      |       |             |
|   |                          | 30 | 58 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | Kalamazoo River/         | 4  | -8 |      |       | IB          |
| 1 | Galesburg to Saugatuck   | 2. | 5. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 50 | 83 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | Monroe CBC Circle        | 4  | -8 |      |       | IB          |
| 2 |                          | 1. | 3. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 87 | 45 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | Muskegon Sewage          | 4  | -8 | Not  |       | ISS Site    |
| 3 | Treatment Plant          | 3. | 6. |      |       |             |
|   |                          | 25 | 32 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | Northern Lake Huron      | 4  | -8 |      |       | IB          |
| 4 |                          | 1. | 3. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 75 | 45 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | Pointe Mouillee State    | 4  | -8 | H    | High  | IB          |
| 5 | Game Area                | 2. | 3. | igh  |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 02 | 20 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | Rockwood CBC Circle      | 4  | -8 |      |       | IB          |
| 6 |                          | 2. | 3. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 07 | 25 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | Walkinshaw Wetlands      | 4  | -8 |      |       | IB          |
| 7 |                          | 3. | 6. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   |                          | 68 | 68 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | Wyandotte NWR            | 4  | -8 | Low  |       |             |
| 8 |                          | 2. | 3. |      |       |             |
|   |                          | 22 | 13 |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+
| 1 | Yankee Springs           | 4  | -8 | Low  |       | IB          |
| 9 | Recreation Area/Barry    | 2. | 5. |      |       | A-Potential |
|   | State                    | 62 | 42 |      |       |             |
|   |                          |    |    |      |       |             |
|   | Game Area                |    |    |      |       |             |
+---+--------------------------+----+----+------+-------+-------------+

*Stratum 2: name (matrix stratum)*

*Stratum x: name (matrix stratum)*

Matrix strata have yet to be identified. Any help you can provide would
be greatly appreciated.

***Source***: The species list was based on checklists from 2 sites in
northern Michigan (BMR 73) with revisions by x.