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October/November 1997:
27 November: During my vacation last week, other birders kept their eyes open in Dearborn. The hands-down winner of the "Best Yard Bird I Missed" was the White-winged Crossbill found in front of my house on 22 November by Jim Fowler. It had apparently been hit by a car and died soon after Jim picked it up. Last week, Gary saw one of the two Peregrines that have been seen occasionally along the channel. Two Peregrines from the Detroit reintroduction program have set up shop down the river near Zug Island; they may be visiting Dearborn. Snow Buntings were present along the channel. A Greater Yellowlegs on 22 November was a late record for this species. Two Hooded Mergansers in the river on 23 November were also late. As of today, one or two White-throated Sparrows and a Fox Sparrow are still visiting my feeder.
14 November: Pine Siskins at the Craves feeders.
8 November: A Gray Catbird was tardy, beating our late record by 8 days. A Pied-billed Grebe at Greenfield Village was also late. One of the last Yellow-rumped Warblers of the fall season lingered on campus.
2 November: Ruddy Duck in the channel, along with American Coot, and a Dunlin, only the second record in the last 20 years for this species. A Turkey Vulture was a new late date. Also in the area was a Field Sparrow, and a Hermit Thrush on campus.
29 October: Today, in a netful of 23 goldfinch, was a late Indigo Bunting. This young male beat our previous late date by 10 days. Otherwise, banding has been the usual late fall mix of white-throats, juncos, Song Sparrows, and Purple-vented Lawn Thrushes (a.k.a., robins). A few Hermit Thrushes and moderate numbers of Yellow-rumped Warblers are still around. Fox Sparrows have indeed been numerous, with 13 seen yesterday, along with an American Woodcock.
25 October: Pine Siskins appeared in my yard
17 October: Vesper Sparrow
11 October: A single Evening Grosbeak flying over west Dearborn
4 October: Merlin harassing an American Kestrel in the field by Southfield and Michigan Avenue.
1 October: White-crowned Sparrow