It isn't very often that one of the birds banded at RRBO turns up someplace else -- especially alive. A Northern Waterthrush banded here on campus on 30 April...
A group of nearly three dozen Common Redpolls, and a handful of Pine Siskins, feeding on alder cones along the lake on campus today. I haven't counted more...
I recently received a report of a European Goldfinch at a Northville feeder. If you are interested in knowing how common sightings are of this non-native...
Today a Red-shouldered Hawk came in and sat near the Environmental Interpretive Center feeders on campus; this represents the first January (or December)...
I recently returned from a trip to Nicaragua, where Darrin and I assisted in a bird banding project on a shade coffee farm (among other things!). I've posted...
I've posted my second installment on my trip to Nicaragua at the RRBO blog: http://net-results.blogspot.com/2009/03/banding-in-nicaragua-birds.html If you...
As expected, there were a number of new spring arrivals today: Blue-headed Vireo, Gray Catbird, Pine Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, and Palm Warbler....
There were additional new arrivals present on today: Swainson's Thrush, Nashville Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, and...
Seventy-five species were recorded on campus today, including 10 warblers. Highlights were a Prothonotary Warbler by the boathouse at Fair Lane Estate, and a...
A Summer Tanager was briefly heard between the EIC and Fairlane Lake this morning, but could not be relocated. The Prothonotary Warbler was seen again today,...
The only new arrivals today among 73 species recorded so far were Solitary Sandpiper and Chestnut-sided Warbler. The Prothonotary Warbler continues to be seen...
A Summer Tanager was located near the stone bridge on the west side of Fairlane Lake today. It was calling repeatedly, but I never got a look at it....
Today was a little quieter than yesterday, with 70 species recorded, including 17 warblers species. New arrivals were Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and Olive-sided...
I had an excellent morning today, with 84 species recorded so far, including 23 warbler species. Golden-winged Warbler was a new arrival, as was a silent...
A female Summer Tanager was found today on campus in the brush dump by Evergreen Road. Other migrants continue to trickle through. The dominant warblers are...
A female Connecticut Warbler was seen this morning on campus near Fairlane Drive in the brush dump. Subsequent attempts to relocate it were unsuccessful. The...
A female Hooded Warbler was found in the Rose Garden today. This is a record late spring date for this species in Dearborn, although they do nest occasionally...
RRBO kicked off the 18th fall banding season today. Most of the catches were locally breeding birds, although a Veery was likely a migrant, albeit from...
Our first boreal-nesting migrant was banded today, a Canada Warbler. Today I also recaptured a Red-eyed Vireo that I first banded as an adult in fall 2003....
Breezy conditions prevented us from opening all our nets today, but we did get our first White-throated Sparrow of the season. This is a little earlier than...
There is a Detroit Audubon field trip on Sunday morning here to the UM-D campus. Right now, the forecast is for possible rain and probably high winds. If you...
Things have not been rip-roaring around here, but there have been a number of new fall arrivals this week: Mourning Warbler 9/20 Lincoln's Sparrow 9/22 ...
I posted this on the blog (http://net-results.blogspot.com), but wanted to let as many people as possible know that I am still unable to update the RRBO web...
I banded a late Cape May Warbler today; this beats our late date by three days. There were more Yellow-rumped Warblers around today, but still very few juncos,...
Still present today were a Green Heron and Chimney Swift. We were serenaded by a Winter Wren between net runs, and we also saw a Purple Finch. The usual...
By popular demand (yours and mine), you can now make donations directly to the Rouge River Bird Observatory through the University of Michigan's online giving....
There is still migratory movement -- a huge push of robins at dawn this morning, headed southwest. There are plenty on campus feasting on the copious fruit...
The current issue of E/The Environmental Magazine has an article on brownfield restoration in which RRBO's work at the Detroit River International Wildlife...
RRBO's last day of fall banding took place today. We had a really interesting bird, a robin with the usual gray back, wings, and head, but a completely white...
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