August 2007:
29 Aug: Today eleven warbler species were found on the survey
(Nashville, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape May, Black-throated Blue, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Black-and-white, Wilson's, Canada,
and American Redstart) with an additional one (Ovenbird) being banded. However, only the
Bay-breasted was a new species for the season.
28 Aug: The
new arrival today was Black-throated Blue
Warbler. A Broad-winged Hawk was also found on the survey.
27 Aug: The
first Wilson's Warbler and Mourning Warbler of the season were
banded today.
25 Aug: New
migrants found on the campus survey today were Blackpoll Warbler and
Blackburnian Warbler.
22 Aug: Two
American Redstarts were banded today before the rain started. A Swainson's
Thrush was seen in west Dearborn.
21 Aug: Fall
banding started today. Among the usual suspects (including 27 juvenile Gray
Catbirds) was the first Ovenbird of the season. We had two
recaptures: both Red-eyed Vireos that were originally banded as adults,
one on 17 Aug 2006, and the other on 25 Aug 2004. It was the first recapture
for both of them.
17 Aug: Fall
migrants noted today on campus were Black-and-white Warbler, Canada
Warbler, Cape May Warbler, and Tennessee Warbler.
13 Aug: Fall
migration has begun, with a Chestnut-sided Warbler showing up near Oakwood
Hospital today. This beats the previous early fall date by three days.
July 2007:
11
Jul: This singing male Blackpoll
Warbler showed up in east Dearborn on 9 July and was still present today;
summer records in southern Michigan are virtually unknown.
June 2007:
23 Jun:
A Red-breasted Nuthatch was in east Dearborn today. June birds seem to
be post-breeding dispersers.
22 Jun:
A very late male Black-throated Blue Warbler was along the main trail
in the Natural Area today. It's the second of the last several years that
tardy migrants have showed up in the area.
8 Jun:
An Acadian Flycatcher was singing in the floodplain today.
7 Jun:
A singing male Orchard Oriole was found along the concrete channel of
the Rouge River, in the same place one was found on 12 May.
6 Jun:
A singing Ruby-crowned Kinglet in east Dearborn was two weeks past the
previous late date for this species.
3 Jun:
Probably the last Swainson's Thrush of the season was
found today. A Broad-winged Hawk was also on the floodplain on
campus.
