Phew! What a week! The echo from the 10 May fallout continued right through the weekend; in fact, I recaught a number of the warblers that were first banded on 10 May. Birds tapered off a little this weekend, but there were increased numbers today. Hightlights include:
At least one CERULEAN WARBLER continued to be seen from 10 - 14 May; the PROTHONOTARY first seen on 7 May is territorial. GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH arrived today.
We've now recorded 31 species of warbler this spring; Connecticut still to come, but reliable. We do have records of Prairie and Kentucky, let's keep our fingers crossed. And since we've already got two first-and-only Michigan warbler records (Townsend's and Virginia's), we can always hope for a Swainson's!
Julie Craves
Rouge River Bird Observatory
UM-Dearborn