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Goose (blue phase) |
18-30 January |
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Bald Eagle |
2 March, immature along concrete
channel of the Rouge River; 31 May, an immature sitting by Fairlane
Lake |
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Northern Goshawk |
22 Apr along concrete channel |
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Merlin |
4 Oct along concrete channel |
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Peregrine Falcon |
October-November, the same bird, once joined by a second, along concrete
channel |
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Sanderling |
17 Aug along concrete channel, first Dearborn record |
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Dunlin |
2 Nov, along concrete channel. Only second recent record. |
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Northern Mockingbird |
One on campus on 21 May was a migrant, our resident mocker from l996-97
in east Dearborn was last seen in fall |
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Worm-eating Warbler |
14 May |
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Hooded Warbler |
19 May |
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Yellow-breasted Chat |
A good year for chats, with 5 birds |
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Summer Tanager |
31 May-3 Jun: A female found the bee yard made an excellent cafeteria |
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Blue Grosbeak |
A probable female near the concrete channel on 19 April was never refound,
but a male seen on 18 May on campus was accepted by the Michigan Bird Records
Committee. There were several sightings of Blue Grosbeaks in the
region this spring. First Dearborn record |
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Vesper Sparrow |
2 Apr: singles seen at Greenfield Village and on campus; 17 Oct at
the Village. A species becoming scarce in the city. |
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Winter finches |
Purple Finch banded in September-October weren't unusual, but an Evening
Grosbeak flying over on 11 Oct was the first of a good invasion winter.
Pine Siskins were first seen 25 Oct. A few White-winged Crossbills
showed up in late Nov-early Dec, followed by Common Redpolls, still being
seen at year's end. |
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