A couple of new species to report: yesterday the first Mourning Warbler of fall was banded, today the first Philadelphia Vireo. Although not an early date for...
Last night there was a flight of around 300 Common Nighthawks in west Dearborn, while several miles east none were seen. Substantial numbers of migrating...
A nice morning today at the nets, with 86 birds of 27 species banded. Highlights were the first WHITE-THROATED SPARROW of the season, and our first COOPER'S...
Sorry, I neglected to mention that yesterday's survey produced a CONNECTICUT WARBLER and today our first YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS of fall. -- Julie A. Craves ...
Things were quieter today than yesterday, with migrants appearing in more discreet pockets. Northern Parula was the highlight of the survey, and Swamp Sparrow...
I sort of thought it might be very active today after the passage of the cold front, but numbers of birds in the nets was about the same, a moderate number,...
Of the last few days, today had the most variety of birds, and seemed to indicate new arrivals. Our first Ruby-crowned Kinglets were banded today, and a...
There have been a number of new arrivals the past few days. On the 21st and 22nd, I had GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS in my yard. Also on the 22nd, many birds were...
Another clear influx of new migrants today, with the first fall HERMIT THRUSHES and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS banded. WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and SONG SPARROWS...
Things have been a bit more quiet the last few days. Yesterday, a Peregrine Falcon was seen flying over campus. Today, four American Pipits were amongst a...
It was especially disappointing that these last two mornings were rainy, as I am leaving today for the week-long North American Ornithological Conference in...
After a rain delay beyond our scheduled hiatus, RRBO was back banding yesterday. We've had a good mix of species. In addition to the expected birds, such as...
Today was an interesting day, with three notable birds. But first, the usual stuff... A large infusion of sparrows arrived last night. The majority banded ...
There are still quite a few sparrows around, especially Fox Sparrows and White-throated Sparrows. A House Wren banded today is a new late date. On Tuesday, a...
Too windy for banding today, but the survey produced some good birds. A House Wren set a new late date, superceding the record set five days ago. Two...
Fewer White-throated Sparrows around today, but a slight up-tick in juncos. Still both species of kinglets in the area, and eight Hermit Thrushes were counted...
There are still quite a few lingering migrants in the area. Yesterday the first Purple Finches of the season were found, and more were seen today. Fox...
The RRBO banding season came to an end this past weekend, when there were more deer hitting my nets than birds, a rather expensive situation*. I have put...
Yesterday I stopped by a couple of the sunflower fields planted by Ford. At the one next to Ford World Headquarters, at Michigan and Mercury Drive, I had a...
I have, at long last, posted a summary of the 2006 breeding season in Wayne County, compiling data collected for the Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas. All the...
The first Tree Swallow of spring was seen today, a new early date by two days. I just happened to see it as I was watching a loose flock of 14 Turkey Vultures...
Fox Sparrows have been widely reported the last week, and we have a bunch of them here on campus. Last Thursday I had at least 7 in one group, and this...
The last few days have brought some new spring arrivals and interesting waterfowl. On March 30, a Chipping Sparrow in west Dearborn was a day earlier than our...
Friends, Allow me a moment of shameless self-promotion. A new book has just been published by Houghton-Mifflin: "Good Birders Don't Wear White: 50 Tips from...
I’m watching the snowflakes begin to fly, again. Lifelong Michigan residents find this weather and its resultant pause in spring migration annoying, but...
Saturday while doing other work on campus, I flushed three Wilson's Snipes from near the organic garden on the north end of campus. That was quite a surprise....
There were many new spring arrivals today -- I regret that I was sort of stuck in the banding area (not very good habitat in spring) instead of out on the...
... The oldest so far has been a Hairy Woodpecker that was banded as an adult on 2 June 1983 that I recaptured on 22 May 1995, so it was at least about 13...
Well, finally, I have released a follow-up to my 1996 book (The Birds of Southeast Michigan: Dearborn)... The Birds of Dearborn, An Annotated Checklist ...
Here is the tally of first arrival dates for the last few days: 27 Apr: Blue-winged Warbler, Palm Warbler, White-crowned Sparrow 28 Apr: Yellow Warbler, Great...
