Migrants are Moving - 20 Apr 2025
Skies were clear and winds were calm this morning at Elizabeth Park. Birds were singing so I played the Merlin App to see if it could pick up what I was hearing. Yes and no.
Merlin picked up the Red-winged Blackbirds and Red-bellied Woodpecker, but missed the Northern Flicker and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. It also found a Marsh Wren but I suspect that it was the Winter Wren that I heard.
Bobby Irwin reported Great Horned Owl chicks but I couldn't relocate them. One Yellow-rumped Warbler was all I could see of the early migrants.
This Hermit Thrush was the first of several seen shooting through the understory along with American Robins and White-throated Sparrows.
Merlin also missed the Brown-headed Cowbirds.
Elizabeth Park (Trenton), Wayne, Michigan, US
Apr 20, 2025 8:54 AM - 9:48 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.635 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Sunny, cool, 45F, calm
25 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 12
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 16
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 5
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 5
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 18
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
A quick stop at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge turned up a nice Carolina Wren flying by with grass in its mouth, but this American Robin was the only photo highlight.
Detroit River IWR--Refuge Gateway (Humbug Marsh), Wayne, Michigan, US
Apr 20, 2025 10:04 AM - 10:26 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.639 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Clear, cool, breeze 5-10mph from N
21 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 4
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 4
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 2
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 4
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
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