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Latest Dearborn Bird Sightings
Rouge River Bird Observatory

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September 2000: Click on thumbnails to see pictures of birds banded!

Banding results 24-28 Sep: 5 days, 200 birds (147 new, 53 recaps) of 35 species. Highlights include Northern Parula, Winter Wren, Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

Sept 28: A long-awaited flush of sparrows came our way today, modest in number but good variety: Our first Lincoln's, Field, and White-crowned Sparrows were banded. We also had 2 species we rarely band: Northern Parula and Winter Wren.
Sept 26: Our first Yellow-rumped Warbler was banded today, along with a few White-throated Sparrows (at last), a small group of Ovenbirds, and 40-odd other birds of the usual suspects. A male Northern Harrier flew over campus.
Sept 25: We've not had the rush of birds being found further east, but there is still variety around (except those sparrows!). Our first Golden-crowned Kinglets were in the Craves yard Sep 23.

Banding results 17-22 Sep: 5 days, 179 birds (126 new, 53 recaps) of 29 species. Highlights include Golden-winged and Cape May Warblers, 41 Swainson's Thrushes.

Sept 22: Finally snagged our first White-throated Sparrow, but the cold front did not produce the push of expected migrants, half of today's birds were recaptures. We did catch a Cape May Warbler, for our bird of the day.
Sept 20: Things have slowed down a bit lately, but we heard our first Red-breasted Nuthatches on 18 Sept. and finally started catching overdue Gray-cheeked Thrushes on 19 Sept. Migrant sparrows of any type are still conspicuously absent. Here's a view of Blackpoll vs. Bay-breasted Warblers in fall plumage.
Sept 17: The wind made netting difficult, but we had a nice treat today with a Golden-winged Warbler, rare in fall and our latest date for this species. A Ruby-crowned Kinglet tied its early fall arrival date.

Banding results 10-14 Sep: 3 days, 142 birds (124 new, 18 recaps) of 27 species. Highlights include 14 species of warblers, including Connecticut.

Sept 14: Another great day before the rain began. Still many warblers, with continued strong showings from Blackpoll and Nashville, and increased numbers of Tennesee today. Sparrows have yet to really put in an appearance, and today we had our first migrant Swamp Sparrow.
Sept 13: The cool front brought in a boatload of birds, with our first Connecticut Warbler banded today. Other new arrivals were Palm Warbler, Northern Waterthush, and Common Yellowthroat. Swainson's Thrushes were abundant, and Nashville and Blackpoll Warblers were the most frequently banded.
Sept 11: Yesterday we banded several Ovenbirds, and also our first Blackpoll Warbler. Today we had a Black-throated Green Warbler...and there were many warblers around despite the drizzle.

Banding results 4-9 Sep: 3 days, 84 birds (63 new, 21 recaps) of 22 species. Highlights include 10 species of warblers.

September 7: Yesterday we had our first big influx of warblers, including several Black-throated Blues, and a our first fall Philadelphia Vireo (click here for a lesson on how to distinguish Warbling vs. Philadelphia Vireos). Today a Mourning Warbler was banded.
September 5: A Bobolink was in the Organic Garden, an unusual find. A Common Buckeye butterfly, a southern vagrant, was also observed, along with a very interesting caterpillar, a Pandorus Sphinx Moth larva. They feed on Virginia Creeper and grape.
Tennessee Buckeye Sphinx

Banding results 28 Aug - 1 Sep: 5 days, 71 birds (52 new, 19 recaps) of 17 species. Highlights include Bay-breasted, Canada, Blackburnian, and Nashville Warblers.

Last month's sightings. More Archived sightings are listed below
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