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Sanderling (Calidris alba)
17 Aug 1997 Seen by Gary Hutman, this was the first sighting for Dearborn. It was found along the concrete channel of the Rouge River -- where other shorebirds have been located (click on the link for more info). Photo by Dennis Paulson |
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Long-tailed Jaeger
(Stercorarius longicaudus)
7 May 1995 Seen flying over Jensen's Meadow on the UM-Dearborn campus by Curt Powell. This species is the rarest jaeger in Michigan, and very unusual in the Lower Peninsula. This record, accepted by the Michigan Bird Records Committee, is probably the most unlikely for the area! Photo by Tony Palliser |
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Carolina Chickadee (Poecile
carolinensis)
17 Jul 1899 Bradford Swales collected this bird, residing in the collection of the University of Michigan's Museum of Zoology, along the Rouge River near what is now the Ford Rouge Plant. This remains the only Carolina Chickadee for the state. Photo by Dan Sudia |
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Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes
bewickii)
11 Apr 1948 While listed as hypothetical on our list due to the date of the sighting, it was well-documented by a reliable observer, Alice Miller, near her home in west Dearborn by Ford Road and Golfview. This species was seen more frequently in the state during the era of the sighting, but there have been only a handful of records since 1970. The eastern population of Bewick's Wrens (the unofficially recognized Appalachian subspecies) has been nominated for listing as endangered due to severe declines. Photo by Bob O'Brien |
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Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
16 Apr 2004 A pale individual found on in the evening near Edsel Ford High School was located by Jim Fowler, Jr. and seen by Julie Craves, Darrin O'Brien, and Gary Hutman that night. Despite lots of searching the next few days, it was not relocated. This was Dearborn's 256th species, and the third record for Wayne Co. Photo by Darrin O'Brien |
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Virginia's Warbler (Vermivora
virginiae)
13 May 1993 A female banded by the Rouge River Bird Observatory was Michigan's first state record (another has since been added) and only the sixth record east of the Mississippi. Photo: Julie Craves |
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Black-throated
Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
29 Apr 1975 Another western species, this bird was found by Jim Fowler, Jr. and his dad Jim, Sr. at Greenfield Village. It was the third state record. Photo by J.R. Lyles |
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Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica
townsendii)
1 May 1988 The last of our western warbler trio was located on the UM-Dearborn campus by Jeff Price. This male was the first state record. Photo by Ruth Sullivan |
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Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea)
17 May 1997 A male found by Julie Craves was one of several of this southern species found in the state that spring accepted by the Michigan Bird Records Committee. Photo by Dan Sudia |
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Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
21 Aug 1980 12 Jan 2004+ These records represent the first and third county records. The later date is the first winter record for Michigan. More photos and info here. Photo: Julie Craves |
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Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila
aestivalis)
8 to 13 May 1946 Alice Miller (see Bewick's Wren) found this singing male near her home at Ford Road and Golfview. It was collected on 13 May, and is in the collection of the University of Michigan's Museum of Zoology. This southern species experienced a short northward reange expansion between 1944 and 1964, but is judged unlikely to be foun d in the state again. |
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Harris' Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
9 May 1972 This Greenfield Village bird, seen by Jim Fowler, Jr. and his dad Jim, Sr., was probably present since 3 May. A rare winter visitor to Michigan, this species is usually found in the western Upper Peninsula; there are few records for this part of the state. Photo by Marcus Martin |
