The 118th Michigan Christmas Bird Count (CBC), while not a block-buster in terms of number of species, was nevertheless quietly successful. Highlights include a count-week Western Tanager at Midland (the first ever on a Michigan CBC, even if a day late) and an American Woodcock at Anchor Bay (just the second occurrence on a Michigan CBC). Of the 70 CBCs conducted in count-year 2017–2018 (hereafter CY-118), 67 were repeats from CY-117, two were new (Oceana and Rudyard), one returned after a one-year absence (Neebish Island-Dunbar), and one active count from last year was not completed this year (Seney N.W.R.). Geographically, 12 counts were conducted in the Upper Peninsula (UP), 24 in the Northern Lower Peninsula (NLP), and 34 in the Southern Lower Peninsula (SLP). At a minimum, 1317 field observers (129 in the UP, 343 in the NLP, 845 in the SLP) in 615 parties (66 in the UP, 154 in the NLP, 395 in the SLP) travelled 23,262 miles in 3150 hours (including 379 miles by foot...