More warblers in the nets today, with good numbers of Blackpolls continuing to dominate, but Ovenbirds suddenly making a strong showing. The first Ruby-crowned...
A nice variety of warblers and other migrants was still in the area today, although numbers have slowly diminished the last several days. We had two highlights...
Things were much quieter today. The only new species I had for the season was Gray-cheeked Thrush. For those interested, I have posted a page with photos on...
The return to summer this week hasn't been too great for birds, but we've had some fall arrivals the last couple of days, including the first Dark-eyed Junco,...
We recaptured an Indigo Bunting the other day that we originally banded in 2003. As it turns out, it is the oldest Indigo Bunting ever reported as recaptured...
Yesterday we banded our third "Yellow" Palm Warbler, the race that breeds and migrates in the east. This is our fifth record, and leads me to believe that...
Darrin O'Brien and I had a calling White-winged Crossbill fly over Fairlane Lake on the UM-Dearborn campus this morning. I had our first Pine Siskin of the...
Peregrine Falcons are not uncommon around here, but it was fun to finally identify one of the parade of individuals that has wintered here in Dearborn. She was...
I try to limit my posting to this group to special bird sightings, research highlights, and the like. I hope you'll allow me to address another necessary...
For those interested, I have written several posts about my recent trip to Nicaragua. This is the second trip my husband Darrin and I have made to this country...
Late yesterday afternoon, Jim Fowler found what appears to be a Ross's Goose on private property. Several of us were able to observe the bird and take photos....
I have received confirmation from the Bird Banding Lab that the white goose found on 24 March (and not reported since) was indeed a Ross's Goose, banded in...
With the rain holding off overnight, many more birds moved in today, dominated by Yellow-rumped Warblers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. House Wrens and Chimney...
Quite a few new arrivals over the last few days, although as far as numbers go, things are still dominated by early species such as Yellow-rumped and Palm...
I concur with others who noted an influx of birds as of this morning. 70 species have been recorded on campus so far today, including 16 species of warblers,...
I have some catching up to do... The last several days have been good on campus as well as around Dearborn with around 80 species recorded each day. Highlights...
A very memorable day on campus, with 86 species recorded so far, of which 25 were warblers. Highlights were: - male (but not singing) Kentucky Warbler near the...
Things have dropped off rather dramatically today, after yesterday's decent day and the great numbers and diversity of the past week. Yesterday I had our first...
Darrin and I surveyed birds on campus and a few places around Dearborn for the NAMC. We ended up with 98 species, including 23 warbler species. Numbers were...
Yesterday, I had 20 species of warblers, albeit most in small numbers. Today, I only had 4 individuals of 3 species! I was out in the fog, but nonetheless it...
Migration is not over yet. In the past three days, I have recorded 17 species of warblers, about a dozen species a day with a slightly different mix of...
The spring 2011 bird survey season on campus came to a quiet close last week. I have written up the stats and tossed in a few charts and some commentary here: ...
I just received notice about one of RRBO's goldfinches being reported by another bander. This isn't too surprising -- Allen Chartier has captured a number of...
We are easing into our 20th fall banding season here on campus. It's been pretty quiet, with only a few passage migrants being banded or observed this week: 15...
I was surprised to wake up today to see that it wasn't rainy or windy, and I was able to open the banding nets for the first time in days. The weather...
Yesterday afternoon I received a call about an owl trapped in a church basement. I was astonished to discover it was a Barred Owl, the first for Dearborn in 35...
I have posted a summary of the fall 2011 banding season, with photos, trends, and some stats, on the RRBO web page: http://www.rrbo.org/f11 -- Julie A. Craves ...
I just received notice that Lulu Press is having a one-day, 30% off sale. You can now get softcover copy of "The Birds of Dearborn" for less than $7. (The...
