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Welcome to the McGill Bird Observatory weekly report. Click here for a complete listing of our archives. Comments or questions are welcome at mbo@migrationresearch.org.
Bander-in-charge:
Marcel Gahbauer Notes: Finally this week it felt like spring has really arrived! With temperatures up to 26 Celsius on Tuesday we expected the push of warm southern air to bring in a fresh load of migrants, and Wednesday morning we were not disappointed. All of a sudden there were Yellow Warblers everywhere, along with smaller numbers of Baltimore Orioles, and various other warblers and flycatchers. We recorded a single-day high of 56 species, despite being present for only 4 hours! A sudden reversal of weather brought sub-zero wind chills the next morning, which put an abrupt halt to the migration once again. Rain again cost us a couple of days, and so that banding total for the week isn't great, though the hourly rate is much higher than we've had all season. From the days that we were able to open, banding highlights this week were many. We added 10 species to the list of species banded this spring, of which 6 were altogether new for MBO: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Great Crested Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Baltimore Oriole. In total, we also added 16 species to the list of species observed this spring, bringing us to 100 with a good number yet to arrive. Saturday we took a day of from regular operations to hold our all-day Birdathon. Despite a cloudy, cool, and largely rainy day, we were able to find 108 species at MBO and beyond, and in the process raised over $1500 for McGill Bird Observatory and Bird Studies Canada. Click here for details on our Birdathon experience.
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