{"id":2031,"date":"2016-04-18T17:09:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T17:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2016-04-29T20:04:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T20:04:22","slug":"pibo-migration-summary-april-1-10-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/pibo-migration-summary-april-1-10-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"PIBO Migration Summary April 1-10, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tree swallows (Sumiko Onishi)<\/h5>\n

PIBO\u2019s 14<\/span>th <\/span>migration research season kicked off at Fish Point Provincial Nature Reserve on April 1<\/span>st <\/span>under cloudy skies, with strong winds from the southwest, and a mild 9\u00b0 C. April\u2019s dawn chorus \u2013 robins, redwings, flickers, golden-crowned kinglets, and others \u2013 confirmed spring was here after a long, mostly silent, winter on Pelee Island. A nice mix of thirty-four species was recorded on the 90-minute census including lots of waterbirds \u2013 pied-billed grebes, coots, shovelers, blue-winged teals, ring-necked ducks, and hooded mergansers, among others \u2013 small groups of golden-crowned kinglets and creepers sheltered from the wind on the east shore, and a couple of white-breasted nuthatches. A somewhat balmy start was quickly followed by a cold snap on the 3<\/span>rd <\/span>when staff were greeted by minus-three degree temperatures along with snow and strong southwest winds. Lots of waterfowl remained in the area but songbirds tapered off apart from small numbers of phoebes, yellow-rumped warblers, and winter wrens. The 4<\/span>th <\/span>was active, with 41 species noted on the morning walk, including 25 northern shovelers, 10 phoebes, and 250 tree swallows. <\/span><\/p>\n

The wind eased up on April 5<\/span><\/span>th <\/span><\/span>but it remained below freezing. A group of 380 Bonaparte\u2019s gulls was noted on the census that day along with the first \u2018standard\u2019 records for yellow-bellied sapsucker and hermit thrush. The first common loon of the season fly over the tip on April 6<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span>. Hundreds of redwings and smaller groups of grackles and cowbirds were noted in the count area, including a number of males back on their summer territories. More rain and a mild 6\u00b0 C on the 7<\/span><\/span>th <\/span><\/span>produced a couple of singing swamp sparrows and a ruddy duck at Fox Pond. The resident Cooper\u2019s hawk was observed the same day along with 46 Buffleheads and eight other waterfowl species. An eastern towhee and some rusty blackbirds on April 8<\/span><\/span>th <\/span><\/span>were both new for 2016, and 90 tree swallows on the morning count were part of a group of thousands recorded on the island that day. A great egret and 3 bald eagles were highlights on the 10<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span>. PIBO\u2019s standardized bird banding program will get underway on April 15<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span>. Happy Spring! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Species recorded on Pelee Island from April 1st – 10th, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Common Loon <\/span><\/td>\nDowny Woodpecker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pied-billed Grebe <\/span><\/td>\nYellow-bellied Sapsucker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Horned Grebe <\/span><\/td>\nYellow-shafted Flicker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Double-crested Cormorant <\/span><\/td>\nEastern Phoebe <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Great Blue Heron <\/span><\/td>\nBlue Jay <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Great Egret <\/span><\/td>\nAmerican Crow <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey Vulture <\/span><\/td>\nHorned Lark <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada Goose <\/span><\/td>\nTree Swallow <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wood Duck <\/span><\/td>\nBlack-capped Chickadee <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gadwall <\/span><\/td>\nWhite-breasted Nuthatch <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Wigeon <\/span><\/td>\nBrown Creeper <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mallard <\/span><\/td>\nCarolina Wren <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue-winged Teal <\/span><\/td>\nWinter Wren <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northern Shoveler <\/span><\/td>\nGolden-crowned Kinglet <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green-winged Teal <\/span><\/td>\nEastern Bluebird <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Redhead <\/span><\/td>\nAmerican Robin <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ring-necked Duck <\/span><\/td>\nHermit Thrush <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bufflehead <\/span><\/td>\nEuropean Starling <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Common Goldeneye <\/span><\/td>\nCedar Waxwing <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hooded Merganser <\/span><\/td>\nYellow-rumped Warbler <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ruddy Duck <\/span><\/td>\nNorthern Cardinal <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red-breasted Merganser <\/span><\/td>\nEastern Towhee <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bald Eagle <\/span><\/td>\nAmerican Tree Sparrow <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cooper’s Hawk <\/span><\/td>\nField Sparrow <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red-tailed Hawk <\/span><\/td>\nWhite-throated Sparrow <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Kestrel <\/span><\/td>\nSong Sparrow <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Coot <\/span><\/td>\nSwamp Sparrow <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wild Turkey <\/span><\/td>\nDark-eyed Junco <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Killdeer <\/span><\/td>\nEastern Meadowlark <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Woodcock <\/span><\/td>\nBrown-headed Cowbird <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bonaparte’s Gull <\/span><\/td>\nRed-winged Blackbird <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ring-billed Gull <\/span><\/td>\nRusty Blackbird <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Herring Gull <\/span><\/td>\nCommon Grackle <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Great Black-backed Gull <\/span><\/td>\nHouse Finch <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mourning Dove <\/span><\/td>\nAmerican Goldfinch <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belted Kingfisher <\/span><\/td>\nHouse Sparrow <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red-bellied Woodpecker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/b>73 species <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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