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June 2003:30 Jun: A pair of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers has been seen frequently at the north end of the lake; this would be a first nesting record for the site if confirmed. Baby Gray Catbirds are beginning to fledge right now, while robins are on their second broods.
16 Jun: The Northern Mockingbird is still in the brush dump; within an hour another was seen across campus -- two birds, or one wanderer?
8 Jun: An American Redstart was banded today; our late date for this species is June 15. However, beating the former late record by over a week was a White-crowned Sparrow banded on our last net run.
6 Jun: More late migrants banded today: A Swainson's Thrush (we have several June dates, the lastest June 7), two Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (also not unusual in early June, but this ties the late date), Wilson's Warbler (new late date), and Canada Warbler (new late date). During the spring season, March 1 to May 31, there were 146 species recorded in Dearborn, 134 of them on campus.
5 Jun: A late Nashville Warbler was in east Dearborn today. We've had one other June record, as well as an early southbound migrant in mid-July.
2 Jun: Migrant birds today included Canada, Wilson's, and Mourning Warblers, Swainson's Thrush, and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers.
1 Jun: Migrants continue to come through. Two more Lincoln's Sparrows banded today established a late date for Dearborn, and a one-day record of seven Mourning Warblers were in the nets today. Also in today's banding totals were seven Wilson's Warblers, three Magnolia Warblers, one Canada Warbler, and an Ovenbird. Chestnut-sided and Black-throated Green Warblers are still present, along with Common Yellowthroats.
