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Rouge River Bird Observatory |
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March 2000:31 Mar: Two Hooded Mergansers were seen on the Rouge River on campus today. A Cabbage White butterfly was found in the Springwells Park neighborhood, which is our first March date for this species.
30 Mar: Ring-necked Pheasants have really declined in the county the last few years, so hearing one in the banding area today was the first in some time.
27 Mar: The first spring Eastern Phoebe was seen at Greenfield Village today.
26 Mar: Golden-crowned Kinglets were seen in east Dearborn today.
23 Mar: The American Woodcock have arrived back on campus and are dancing near the Organic Garden. They nested last year.
21 Mar: An unbanded Red-breasted Nuthatch in the Springwells Park neighborhood and a Fox Sparrow in east Dearborn may be spring migrants.
14 Mar: A male Bufflehead was at Greenfield Village again yesterday and today.
9 Mar: A singing Eastern Meadowlark was along the Rouge channel near Rotunda. The first spring Pied-billed Grebe at Greenfield Village.
8 Mar: A remarkably early Brown Thrasher (previous early date = 2 April) was found in the Springwells Park neighborhood.
6 Mar: Two Bufflehead and a Ring-necked Duck were at Greenfield Village today.
4 Mar: Hawk migration evident today, with a Peregrine over the Craves yard along with several Red-tailed Hawks, and 2 Rough-legged Hawks over campus. Wood Ducks came back to campus today.
February 2000:
29 Feb: Three Turkey Vultures seen over campus and at Greenfield Village are a week earlier than our previous early date. A Yellow-rumped Warbler was also seen on campus; it may have wintered.
27 Feb: The first American Woodcock are reported, a week earlier than our previous early date.
24 Feb: Grackles and blackbirds arrived in Dearborn yesterday; today was the first Killdeer.
20 Feb: A Peregrine Falcon was at the Ford Rouge Plant, along with 35 Canvasbacks and some Ring-necked Ducks.
18 Feb: The White-winged Crossbill returned to the Craves yard for five minutes.
16 Feb: A second Fox Sparrow joined the one present daily in the Craves yard, but disappeared after a few hours.
7 Feb: A female White-winged Crossbill appeared briefly in the Craves yard yesterday; at about the same time Jim Fowler photographed a Merlin at Greenfield Village (perhaps the same bird seen in October). A Fox Sparrow, 5 White-throated Sparrows, 6 Song Sparrows, 2 Cooper's Hawks, and a Red-breasted Nuthatch were found on today's survey on campus. The sparrows were in the vicinity of the maintenance building of the Dearborn Country Club, which is on the opposite bank of the river from campus -- the frozen river allowed a closer look.
4 Feb: Two Gadwall were in the boat slip at the Ford Rouge Plant; this is only the second Dearborn record for this species. The Ruddy Duck and Pied-billed Grebe remain there are well. Pine Siskins are still with the goldfinch around Fairlane Lake, and the Fox Sparrow is still in the Craves yard.
January 2000:
23 Jan: A female Northern Harrier along the Rouge channel provides our first winter record. A Northern Shrike was also found in the same area.
17 Jan: Things have certainly been quiet. One to five Pine Siskins have been seen consistently feeding with goldfinch in the alders around the lake. Today a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was found, along with a single Yellow-rumped Warbler. The Fox Sparrow continues in the Craves yard.
1 Jan: The Dearborn portion of the Detroit River Christmas Bird Count today tallied 45 species, including 5 Pine Siskins along Fairlane Lake. Interesting waterfowl at the Ford Rouge Plant included Ruddy Duck, Lesser Scaup, and Pied-billed Grebe. Two Black-crowned Night-herons were also found. For the whole scoop, visit the CBC results page.
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