Fall 2025 Bird Banding Season

 On August 3rd, the first full spring season of bird banding on Belle Isle began. After we band on two more days at the end of the month, I will post a summary to the Bird Banding Blog page.

Spring 2025 Bird Banding Results

Spring bird banding at the Belle Isle Bird Observatory (BIBO) has concluded for 2025. Totals are shown below, with more detailed information and photo highlights at the Bird Banding Blog link above. (It can also be accessed directly here: https://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html).

Dates of Operation: 4 April to 1 June 2025
Total Hours Open: 104.0
Total Net Hours: 1248
Total Audio Luring Net Hours: 17
Total No. of Volunteers: 31
Total No. of Volunteer Hours: 829.5
Total No. of Visitors: 136

No of Species Banded: 62
No. of New Birds Banded: 650
No. of Recaptures: 139
No. Released Unbanded: 32
Total Captures: 821
Overall Capture Rate: 65.8 per 100 net hours

Solitary Sandpiper - 2
American Woodcock - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 8
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 5
Alder Flycatcher - 4
Willow Flycatcher - 3
Alder/Willow ("Traill's") Flycatcher - 4
Least Flycatcher - 4
Eastern Phoebe - 3
Warbling Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 10
Tree Swallow - 11
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1
Brown Creeper - 5
Northern House Wren - 7
Winter Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 7
Veery - 8
Gray-cheeked Thrush - 2
Swainson's Thrush - 23
Hermit Thrush - 18
Wood Thrush - 1
American Robin - 29
Gray Catbird - 52
Brown Thrasher - 4
European Starling - 20
Tennessee Warbler - 2
Nashville Warbler - 8
Yellow Warbler - 36
Magnolia Warbler - 9
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 19
Palm Warbler - 10
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 4
Ovenbird - 14
Northern Waterthrush - 9
Mourning Warbler - 3
Common Yellowthroat - 17
Wilson's Warbler - 3
Canada Warbler - 2
Northern Cardinal - 5
Eastern Towhee - 2
American Tree Sparrow - 7
Field Sparrow - 8
Fox Sparrow - 5
Song Sparrow - 40
Lincoln's Sparrow - 7
Swamp Sparrow - 15
White-throated Sparrow - 63
White-crowned Sparrow - 1
Dark-eyed Junco - 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 76
Common Grackle - 4
Brown-headed Cowbird - 5
Orchard Oriole - 2
Baltimore Oriole - 16
American Goldfinch - 3
House Sparrow - 1 

Bird Banding Blog updated

Spring bird banding started in the first week of April at Belle Isle, Wayne County, Michigan. I have updated my blog with photo highlights and banding totals. It can be viewed here: https://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html. (Or at the Bird Banding Blog link above).

Fall 2024 Hummingbird Banding Report posted, finally

 The compilation has taken longer this year, but I have finally finished the 2024 hummingbird banding report. It is posted at the Banding Reports page (use link above).

Fall 2024 Bird Banding Report - Belle Isle Bird Observatory

I have finished the Fall 2024 Bird Banding Report for the first season at Belle Isle Bird Observatory, Wayne County, Michigan. It can be viewed by clicking the "Bird Banding Reports" above, or use this link.

http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/p/bird-banding-reports.html

Belle Isle Bird Observatory - A New Chapter

Beginning on October 5, 2024, I started a new bird banding station on Belle Isle (a State Park) in the Detroit River. The plan is for this station to continue well into the future, with a mission that includes research, education, and participation by underserved communities. I have posted the results of the first fall season at this new station. Visit the Bird Banding Blog link above to view results and photo highlights.

Fall 2023 Bird Banding Report posted

I have finished the Fall 2023 Bird Banding Report for Lake St. Clair Metropark, Macomb County, Michigan. It can be viewed by clicking the "Bird Banding Reports" above, or use this link.

http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/p/bird-banding-reports.html