First Juncos of Fall - 30 Sep 2023
An evening walk at Elizabeth Park in Trenton yielded few birds. There were more Homecoming dresses that birds this warm evening.
The middle trails were quiet with only Black Squirrels being seen. I made a single loop of the perimeter and found a Common Yellowthroat foraging low in the brush at the north end of the park.
As I was leaving I saw the flashes of white outer tail feathers from a flock of 6 small sparrows and knew immediately that Dark-eyed Juncos had returned!
Elizabeth Park (Trenton), Wayne, Michigan, US
Sep 30, 2023 5:20 PM - 6:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Evening walk; warm, humid
6 species
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 12
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 6
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
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I'd even see a single junco at the Humbug Marsh Unit at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. It, and a single Marsh Wren, were the only birds seen just before dark.
Detroit River IWR--Refuge Gateway (Humbug Marsh), Wayne, Michigan, US
Sep 30, 2023 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
2 species
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1
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This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
