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April 2001:30 April: The Prairie Warbler was seen from morning until evening in the brush dump. We had our first Eastern Kingbirds, Least Flycatchers, and Red-eyed Vireo. A Red-breasted Nuthatch was also seen.
29 April: The Prairie Warbler continued today until at least 3 PM.
28 April: A Prairie Warbler was on campus today, as well as our first Baltimore Oriole (tying the early date). Two Blue-winged Warblers were also found. Along the Rouge channel was the first Cliff Swallow and Bank Swallow (an early arrival date).
26 April: The season's first Gray Catbirds have arrived. The first was in the nets, a female that was originally banded in 1998 which has returned each year since. A Common Loon flying over and a singing male Blue-winged Warbler were nice observations.
25 April: Chimney Swift, White-crowned Sparrow, and Blue-headed Vireo are new arrivals on campus, while the first Green Heron and Warbling Vireo were found on the Rouge channel.
24 April: The first Common Yellowthroat is noted on campus, and Palm Warbler along the Rouge channel.
23 April: New arrivals are a small influx of Yellow Warblers, a couple Nashville Warblers (each species on campus and at Greenfield Village), and a Blue-winged Warbler at the Village. A Swainson's Thrush in west Dearborn is a new early arrival date.
22 April: Our first House Wren, Brown Thrasher, and Northern Waterthrush were seen today. Many White-throated Sparrows are around, and we counted 7 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, a good number. A Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Springwells Park set a new early arrival record by 6 days.
20 April: A Louisiana Waterthrush is reported in the Springwells Park neighborhood and the first Black-and-white Warbler along the Rouge channel.
17 April: Two Common Terns on the Rouge River channel were early by a day. We had a report that a Dark-eyed Junco we banded on 10 Oct 2000 was captured and released by a bander in Wayne on 28 March 2001.
15 April: Another new spring record for an arrival today: Cape May Warbler (previous early date was 2 May. The first Northern Rough-winged Swallow was also reported.
13 April: Strong weather front produced a number of new arrivals today: Broad-winged Hawk (new early spring record), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (4), Winter Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (new record), Black-throated Green Warbler (new record), Field Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, and Eastern Towhee. A Rusty Blackbird was along the Rouge River channel with our first several Eastern Meadowlarks.
11 April:A Barn Swallow along the Rouge River channel is early by a day.
10 April:A Spotted Sandpiper on the Rouge River channel set an early spring date. A Greater Yellowlegs in the same location is our only spring record. Yesterday we had our first Tree Swallow.
8 April: The first Chipping Sparrows arrive, but there are still American Tree Sparrows around.
6 April: A Hermit Thrush appears in the Craves yard.
3 April: A Northern Harrier flew over campus today, and the first Fox Sparrow was seen. At Greenfield Village hosted the first Pied-billed Grebe, and a Bufflehead was at the Ford Ponds.
March 2001:
31 Mar: The first Eastern Phoebe of the year was seen today, as was a Rusty Blackbird and Hooded Merganser.
28 Mar: Three male Blue-winged Teal on the lake, and a singing Brown Creeper.
18 Mar: Our first American Woodcock was reported.
15 Mar: Golden-crowned Kinglets have arrived.
13 Mar: Turkey Vultures are back, as well as Wood Ducks.
6 Mar: Killdeers in the snow!
Last month's sightings. More Archived sightings are listed below
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Archived sightings
