April Showers bring May Showers - 01 May 2025
I woke to rain, but it subsided by 8 am. I decided to run down to Elizabeth Park to look for warblers. A big push of migrants occurred last night and White-crowned Sparrows were foraging below the feeder this morning. Also seen were Baltimore Orioles and a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Elizabeth Park was a bit slow. I heard a Black-throated Green Warbler, Nashville Warbler and several Ruby-crowned Kinglets but no other migrants seem to have arrived. Photos were not to be had.
Elizabeth Park (Trenton), Wayne, Michigan, US
May 1, 2025 9:00 AM - 9:43 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.249 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, cool, 53F
29 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 6
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 8
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 3
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 4
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 3
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 1
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
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I then walked through the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Humbug Marsh Unit. Yellow Warblers were singing along the north fence line. An Eastern Meadowlark was also singing there. But the trails behind the Visitor Center were quiet except for a small flock of White-throated Sparrows.
Detroit River IWR--Refuge Gateway (Humbug Marsh), Wayne, Michigan, US
May 1, 2025 9:57 AM - 10:22 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.745 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, cool, 55F. Scattered showets
38 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 4
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 8
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 4
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 12
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 8
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 13
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 2
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 5
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 2
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 6
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
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I then drove over to Lake Erie Metropark in a downpour but it stopped as I arrived. I walked the trails behind the Marsh Museum but had to settle for singing Baltimore Orioles, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, and my first Common Yellowthroat of the year. I had Merlin App playing and was surprised to see that it detected an Indian Bush-Lark and an Olive Warbler - the Discord folks got a chuckle out of it.
Lake Erie Metropark, Rockwood US-MI 42.07672, -83.19838, Wayne, Michigan, US
May 1, 2025 10:36 AM - 11:09 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.972 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, rainy, 50F
33 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 2
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 4
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 6
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 2
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 4
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
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