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,...
Results of the 2005-2006 Winter Bird Population Survey have been posted. We tallied 41 species, a little better than average, during the mid-December through...
In the absence of any intriguing bird news, I will let you know of a couple of enhancements in the RRBO information stream. First, I've placed an interactive...
There has been a lot of media coverage lately regarding the spread of avian influenza (H5N1) from Europe and Asia to North America via migratory birds. While...
As I was putting up nets in preparation for the start of the banding season next week, I was surprised to be kept company by a singing White-crowned Sparrow;...
This was the first full week of banding, but persistant east or northeast winds didn't do much for numbers, with only a handful of birds banded. Of note were...
There have been a few new arrivals over the weekend. A Least Flycatcher seen today was several days earlier than our earliest spring record, but one was also...
Several new arrivals were here today: Blue-winged Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Spotted Sandpiper, as well as an influx of Palm Warblers. A Nashville...
A spate of new arrivals hit town yesterdayt. The best bird was probably an Orchard Oriole in east Dearborn. Baltimore Orioles were also reported, along with...
Very birdy today. Not much in the new arrivals department (Lincoln's Sparrow in the nets was it), but more of everything. Hoards of White-throats and...
Continued birdy today, with the best bird being a White-eyed Vireo. Other new arrivals including Common Yellowthroat, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Warbling...
Today was still birdy (making me wonder if they'll all be through by mid-May!). I banded the first Gray-cheeked Thrush of the season, and we also had...
Quite sparrow-y today and yesterday, with increased numbers of White-throated Sparrows yesterday (gone today), White-crowned and Lincoln's Sparrows. We have...
