A version of this with links is available on the RRBO web site. This, from the Needle in a Haystack Department. On 22 April, I captured a banded Ruby-crowned...
Another dispatch from the High Quality, Low Quantity Dept. Although I'm still suffering from what my co-worker Rick Simek termed "Empty Nets Syndrome", I did...
The last few days have seen an influx of migrants, with these new arrivals: Least Flycatcher Orange-crowned Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blue-winged Warbler ...
Very nice uptick in diversity today, with 16 species of warblers, including our first Magnolias, Blackburnians, Bay-breasted, American Redstart, Ovenbird, and...
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Things were pretty hot early this morning here, especially by the lake. New species continue to arrive: today we had Black-billed Cuckoo, Acadian Flycatcher,...
I located a second-year male Blue Grosbeak this morning at about 8 AM, on the campus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, Wayne Co. It was feeding with a...
Yesterday Greg Norwood had a good morning here on campus for the North American Migration Count. He reported 19 species of warblers. Today we had 18 species,...
Things were about as moderately-paced as yesterday, but the composition of the birds changed a bit. Today the first Canada and Wilson's Warblers were banded,...
Some new species continue to arrive -- Canada and Wilson's Warblers yesterday, Mourning Warbler today -- but it has gotten progressively quieter the last few...
A Connecticut Warbler was singing somewhat unenthusiastically, off and on most of this morning behind the Environmental Interpretive Center here on campus, and...
A survey today came up with 72 species, but it was hard work. Several Mourning Warblers were found, but no Connecticut today. A Northern Parula tied the late...
I've posted the spring banding summary on the RRBO web site (follow the link on the front page). Despite it being a strongly ho-hum season, we banded two new...
Another banding season has begun. I always start off with the local crop of baby catbirds, but there were also a few warblers in the nets today. Tennessee...
After the first full week of banding, things have been pretty quiet. Migrants are around, but in small numbers. Most notable would be the first few Swainson's...
The last few days has seen a few more species crop up. On 29 Aug, I had the first Nashville and Wilson's Warblers. There was also a Common Sootywing skipper...
A number of species arrived over the holiday weekend, or at least were found by Greg on his return to surveying. Yesterday we had our first Yellow-bellied...
An adult female Connecticut Warbler was banded today (and my favorite bird, Red-breasted Nuthatch). Eleven warblers species were recorded on the survey,...
Over the past week or so, we've had increasing numbers of migrants, but most of the same species, with American Redstart, Magnolia Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler,...
A Connecticut Warbler was found today, one of eleven warbler species recorded on the survey/banding. There are only a few Blackpoll Warblers around, but one we...
Today was the day, after mornings of drizzle and stiff breezes. A juvenile White-throated Sparrow was the 25,000th new bird banded by the Rouge River Bird...
Species typical of late autumn are arriving. Our first Purple Finch was banded on 14 Oct, today one was actually singing; two others were banded. A Wood...
The prediction that it will be a good year for Purple Finches seems to be borne out by the fact we are seeing or banding them most days. I don't recall...
Reports from many stations in Ontario indicate that Black-capped Chickadees are really on the move this year. In other big chickadee years, we don't really...
Today was the last morning of banding for the fall season at RRBO. It doesn't look like the weather will cooperate the next few days, unfortunately, because...
I have posted the fall banding summary to the RRBO web site. You can go directly to it from the link on the front page, or you can click on the "Banding"...
At long last, I believe I have all the data submitted to me compiled for the Breeding Bird Atlas for the 2005 nesting season. I received over 2600 records...
The winter scouting of the various sunflower fields and other Dearborn birding locations began over the weekend. Quite a few interesting species were found. ...
I've finished compiling the Dearborn portion of the Detroit River CBC, which was held on January 1. We had a total of 53 species on count day in Dearborn,...
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