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31 Mar: The first Turkey Vulture, Eastern Phoebe, and Hermit Thrush were seen today.30 Mar: Golden-crowned Kinglets have hit town.
27 Mar: Two Buffleheads, five Ring-necked Ducks, and one Redhead were at Greenfield Village.
18 Mar: The number of Pied-billed Grebes on the lake has climbed to 5 (our record is 16). Two Eastern Bluebirds have been in the Rose Garden since yesterday. A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was also seen.
14 Mar: An American Woodcock was in the big meadow between the Estate and the lake; usually we find them near the organic garden behind the parking structure on campus. The gazebo in the garden is a good place to wait and listen for them displaying.
13 Mar: A Pied-billed Grebe was on the lake today.
10 Mar: A pair of Hooded Mergansers were on the lake, and a pair of Wood Ducks were on the river today.
February 2002:
14 Feb: A different Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, this one a juvenile, was tending sap wells on the Lakeside Trail today. Another grackle was heard, woodpeckers were drumming, cardinals were singing...spring is on the way.
9 Feb: The first Common Grackles hit town.
3 Feb: The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen lurking near the EIC feeders. At least 4 White-throated Sparrows are frequenting the feeders, as is a Red-breasted Nuthatch banded earlier this winter.
2 Feb: Two Great Black-backed Gulls flying over campus is probably the first time they've been seen near campus and away from the Ford Rouge Plant.
1 Feb: A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is only our second February record.
January 2002:
28 Jan: An adult Bald Eagle flew over the Estate today.
26 Jan: The Northern Mockingbird was again today near Fairlane Estate.
24 Jan: Another Common Redpoll visited the feeders today.
16 Jan: The Northern Mockingbird was finally seen again today, near the front of Fairlane Estate.
6 Jan: A Common Redpoll visited the feeders today.
1 Jan: Interesting birds found on campus during the Dearborn portion of the Detroit River Christmas bird count included the/another Northern Saw-whet Owl, two Golden-crowned Kinglets, a red-phase Eastern Screech-Owl, two Brown Creepers, and two Northern Flickers. For details, see the Dearborn CBC summary.
Last month's sightings. More Archived sightings are listed below
Interested in receiving updates on the bird sightings at UM-Dearborn via e-mail? Contact Julie Craves .
Archived sightings
