http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/ RRBO birds Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:42:57 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/191 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/191 Birders, I have posted a summary of the spring season in Dearborn at the RRBO web site. There is a link on the front page (http://www.rrbo.org) or directly at Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:37:35 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/190 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/190 It's not quite over yet. Only a very few passage migrants have been recorded on surveys the last few days. Today, however, there was a singing Prothonotary Thu, 29 May 2008 17:30:13 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/189 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/189 Flycatchers have been the main feature the last few days. Today, I found an Olive-sided Flycatcher near the boathouse of the Fair Lane Estate. Yesterday there Tue, 27 May 2008 16:12:39 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/188 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/188 It was another quiet (cold, windy) morning, but some interesting birds turned up. There was a female Connecticut Warbler along the lakeside trail north of the Mon, 26 May 2008 13:42:34 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/187 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/187 I had hoped the last few days might bring in new migrants; instead, it drained most of them away. I recorded 70 species on Sunday, and in the late afternoon Sat, 24 May 2008 15:30:27 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/186 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/186 There was an obvious exodus of birds on Thursday night. While flycatchers have begun increasing in numbers, many migrants -- the majority of thrushes, Magnolia Thu, 22 May 2008 19:04:31 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/185 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/185 The steady trickle continues. Another Ruby-crowned Kinglet was found today (I also had one at my house this morning), along with a singing White-throated Wed, 21 May 2008 17:44:22 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/184 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/184 It was cold and windy this morning, and birds were not as evident. The most interesting bird was a singing male Ruby-crowned Kinglet, nearly a late date for Tue, 20 May 2008 17:36:56 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/183 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/183 Birds are trickling through, despite unfavorable winds, with 75 species recorded today. The Acadian Flycatcher in the floodplain south of the stone bridge was Sat, 17 May 2008 13:36:22 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/182 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/182 Things REALLY quieted down overnight. There were very few migrants around today, but the bright spot was an Acadian Flycatcher in the floodplain directly west Fri, 16 May 2008 18:53:20 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/181 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/181 Today among 18 species of warblers, I had a singing male Hooded Warbler in the area between the Rose Garden and Jensen's Meadow (they frequently show up at Thu, 15 May 2008 16:30:44 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/180 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/180 Yesterday morning was fairly slow, although the first Gray-cheeked Thrush of the season was noted. Later in the day, I had a lot of migrants in my east Tue, 13 May 2008 17:44:53 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/179 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/179 Despite good conditions overnight for migration, today was quite slow (and radar loops indicated birds pushed mostly west of this side of the state last Mon, 12 May 2008 17:12:10 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/178 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/178 It was a cold and drizzly morning, but I had 18 species of warblers on the survey today, including the first Bay-breasted Warbler of the season. Except for Thu, 08 May 2008 16:21:56 GMT Julie Craves http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/177 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRBO_birds/message/177 I found a Prothonotary Warbler and a White-eyed Vireo in a small flock of warblers at the south end of the lake this morning. Neither were vocalizing. In fact,