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Passerine Spring Migration Monitoring
Navarre Marsh

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Navarre, Ottawa County, OH (lat. 413 - long. 0830)

The 31st spring season began daily 16 April at the primary passerine banding station of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory.  Operations are conducted daily weather permitting from mid-April to early June.  Only raw data (i.e., uncorrected for effort) are presented here, all of these data should be considered provisional.  They are presented here for general interest, not as scientific analyses.

 Spring 2009 Banding - New Bandings only

Date

Number Banded
2009

Accumulative Banded
2009

Birds/Net Hour

Same Date
2008

4-02

27

 

0.87

 

4-08

49

76

0.67

 

4-09

38

114

0.45

 

4-13

 

114

 

82

4-14

 

114

 

159

4-15

 

114

 

189

4-16

22

136

0.23

220

4-17

20

156

0.21

220

4-18

104

260

0.55

294

4-19

58

318

0.54

337

4-20

109

427

1.01

415

4-21

68

495

0.67

445

4-22

59

554

0.46

465

4-23

50

604

0.38

598

4-24

327

931

2.97

649

4-25

173

1104

2.44

844

4-26

171

1275

1.18

1105

4-27

334

1609

3.19

1392

4-28

91

1700

1.32

1669

4-29

592

2292

2.78

1852

4-30

224

2516

2.16

1982

5-01

161

2677

1.02

2120

5-02

265

2942

1.71

2290

5-03

210

3152

1.46

2376

5-04

73

3225

0.55

2595

5-05

61

3286

0.48

2796

5-06

166

3452

0.92

2984

5-07

125

3577

0.78

3214

5-08

578

4155

2.72

3356

5-09

391

4546

3.33

3546

5-10

500

5046

2.56

3652

5-11

327

5373

2.03

3717

5-12

118

5491

0.82

3810

5-13

282

5773

1.59

3933

5-14

288

6061

1.79

4222

5-15

251

6312

1.55

4369

5-16

682

6994

3.87

4554

5-17

458

7452

2.49

4888

5-18

272

7724

1.53

5152

5-19

347

8071

1.97

5303

5-20

306

8377

1.90

5636

5-21

281

8658

1.59

5753

5-22

172

8830

1.02

6031

5-23

99

8929

0.63

6248

5-24

125

9054

0.81

6350

5-25

57

9111

0.46

6508

5-26

52

9163

0.39

6895

5-27

170

9333

1.05

7076

5-28

186

9519

1.35

7176

5-29

110

9629

0.70

7261

5-30

73

9702

0.49

7442

5-31

51

9753

0.35

7568

6-01

84

9837

0.55

7640

6-02

42

9879

0.32

7693

6-03

42

9921

0.29

7714

6-04

18

9939

0.13

7736

6-05

34

9973

0.23

7775

6-06

39

10012

0.25

7789

6-07

 

 

 

7822

 

Bird Movement:  Short distance migrants began moving along the Lake Erie coast in early April.  Good movements of Fox Sparrows and Rusty Blackbirds have started. 

First wave began on the 24th April.  Major movement with great variety.  93 species counted from banding site alone. The major first wave has continued through the 27th with surprising numbers and diversity.  23 species warbler alone seen on the 27th, part of 115 species observed on the study site. Storm cold front arrived at 9 AM on the 28th.  Temperature went from 60s to 40s in minutes as wind switched from SW to a Lake Erie Northeaster.  Bird and insect activity heavily affected in the light rain.

Weather appears that the second wave may hit on the 7th or 8th.  Diversity began increasing on the 6th but volume was low. The wave hit big time.  Tremendous variety and volume on the 8th -10th.

 Second pulse of the second wave hit on the 16th with great volume and diversity.  Magnolia Warbler became dominant and variety of flycatchers appeared.

Third wave began 21 May with an increase in flycatchers and Red-eyed Vireos along with Wilson, Canada, Mourning and redstarts.

 Migration is winding down with a minor push with a SW wind on 6 June.

 

 

Returns:  Each year we recover 200-300 banded birds returning from previous years.  Returns so far for 2009:

 

1 – Eastern Screech Owl

6 – Downy Woodpecker

4 – Blue Jay

32 – Red winged Blackbird

9 – Baltimore Oriole

2 – Common Grackle

4 – Song Sparrow

25 – Northern Cardinal

2 – Indigo Bunting

2 – Tree Swallow

2 – Warbling Vireo

4 – Prothonotary Warbler (a 7 years old)

1 – Nashville Warbler (banded 4-30-07)

39 – Yellow Warbler

19 – Common Yellowthroat (a 7 year old & a 9 year old)

50 – Gray Catbird (1 a foreign recapture from Dearborn, MI)

3 – Brown Thrasher

1 – Carolina Wren

8 – House Wren

3 – Black-capped Chickadee

5 – American Robin

 

1 – foreign Sharp-shinned Hawk

1 – foreign American Redstart
(banded 8-21-08, Thunder Cape, Ontario)

 

  

SPECIES SUMMARY

Species summary for the Navarre banding station, spring 2009.  Includes first/last capture, peak capture, 2009 new banded total,  2008 total for the species, and the total, high year and average for 1989-2008.  The station began operation in 1981 but was not run daily until 1989. 

Last date is only included if the species main migration has passed through the region.

2009 totals bold if surpassed year 2008 totals, blue if surpassed average, and red if record year

        Updated last:  06 June

Species

First /Last Capture

Peak Capture

2009 Total

2008
Total

            1989 – 2008
    Total    –   High    -  Avg

Green Heron

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

Virginia Rail

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

Sora

 

 

 

0

6

3

<1

American Woodcock

 

 

 

2

12

3

<1

Solitary Sandpiper

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

Mourning Dove

5/12

 

1

0

10

2

<1

Sharp-shinned Hawk

 

 

 

12

62

12

3

Cooper’s Hawk

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

American Kestrel

 

 

 

0

13

3

<1

Eastern Screech-Owl

 

 

 

1

4

1

<1

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

5/14

 

1

1

46

6

2

Black-billed Cuckoo

5/8

 

1

3

71

7

4

Hairy Woodpecker

5/13

 

1

1

7

2

<1

Downy Woodpecker

4/16

5/2-3

6

9

85

9

4

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

4/18

 

1

2

71

11

4

Red-headed Woodpecker

 

 

 

1

5

1

<1

Red-bellied Woodpecker

5/2

 

1

0

12

2

<1

Yellow-shafted Flicker

4/8

4/20-4

10

7

103

16

5

Chuck-will’s-widow

5/21

 

1

0

0

0

0

Whip-poor-will

5/7

 

1

2

19

3

<1

Common Nighthawk

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

Chimney Swift

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

5/8-31

5/14-8

47

45

888

115

59

Eastern Kingbird

5/27

 

1

12

117

12

6

Great Crested Flycatcher

4/24-6/3

5/13-7

20

12

446

44

22

Eastern Phoebe

4/2-25

4/8-3

10

2

88

24

4

Olive-sided Flycatcher

 

 

 

2

48

7

2

Eastern Wood Pewee

5/7-6/1

5/28-6

32

34

650

53

33

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

5/9-6/6

5/28-15

105

149

2282

216

114

Acadian Flycatcher

5/14-6/6

5/28-4

18

11

687

125

34

Traill’s Flycatcher

5/9-6/6

5/27-47

303

339

5506

648

275

Least Flycatcher

4/24-5/30

5/10-13

108

56

2330

186

117

Dusky Flycatcher

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

Blue Jay

4/2

5/9-11

56

36

1158

205

58

Red-winged Blackbird

4/2

4/29-19

148

213

2621

220

131

Orchard Oriole

5/28

 

1

0

36

4

2

Baltimore Oriole

5/6

5/9-7

25

34

746

72

37

Rusty Blackbird

4/2-5/10

4/2-2

7

2

91

19

5

Common Grackle

4/8

4/20-2

32

29

304

34

15

Purple Finch

4/21

 

1

2

40

15

2

House Finch

 

 

 

0

29

8

2

American Goldfinch

4/17

5/17-4

24

18

1522

192

76

Pine Siskin

5/16

 

1

0

1

1

<1

Vesper Sparrow

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

Savanna Sparrow

 

 

 

0

9

2

<1

Grasshopper Sparrow

 

 

 

0

5

2

<1

Henslow’s Sparrow

 

 

 

0

3

1

<1

Harris Sparrow

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

White-crowned Sparrow

5/3-19

5/8-14

58

51

957

86

48

White-crowned Sparrow Gambel’s

5/14

 

1

1

12

4

<1

White- throated Sparrow

4/16-5/30

4/27-97

634

756

10314

756

516

American Tree Sparrow

4/2-25

4/2-2

6

0

99

21

5

Chipping Sparrow

4/24

4/24-9

9

6

99

12

5

Clay-colored Sparrow

 

 

 

0

5

1

<1

Field Sparrow

4/18-5/3

4/24-4

14

7

236

27

12

Slate-colored Junco

4/8-24

4/20-7

24

3

397

87

20

Song Sparrow

4/2

4/17-5

42

25

1066

112

53

Lincoln’s Sparrow

4/26-6/2

5/8-10

81

43

2051

196

103

Swamp Sparrow

4/16

4/28-9

116

86

4379

384

219

Fox Sparrow

4/2-23

4/8-10

23

10

320

41

16

Eastern Towhee

4/24-5/6

 

3

7

71

8

4

Spotted Towhee

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

Northern Cardinal

4/2

4/18-4

38

58

716

58

36

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

4/30-5/16

5/8-3

13

21

604

106

30

Blue Grosbeak

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

Indigo Bunting

4/25

5/16-14

84

49

2149

165

107

Scarlet Tanager

4/24-5/18

5/10-2

9

5

154

17

8

Summer Tanager

 

 

 

2

14

3

<1

Barn Swallow

 

 

 

0

5

2

<1

Tree Swallow

4/23

5/7-3

17

13

303

28

15

N. Rough-winged Swallow

 

 

 

0

4

2

<1

Cedar Waxwing

5/8-6/5

5/9-5

18

12

1141

198

57

Loggerhead Shrike

 

 

 

1

1

1

<1

Red-eyed Vireo

4/24

5/16-18

149

96

4068

385

203

Philadelphia Vireo

5/8-27

5/17-5

27

11

542

59

27

Warbling Vireo

4/25

5/9-6

21

13

471

54

24

Yellow-throated Vireo

4/26-5/11

 

3

1

43

8

2

Blue-headed Vireo

4/24-5/24

5/8-6

40

19

419

42

21

White-eyed Vireo

4/24-5/22

4/25-4

14

14

277

23

14

Black-and-white Warbler

4/24-6/3

5/17-10

87

81

2129

359

106

Hybrid warbler

 

 

 

0

2

1

<1

Prothonotary Warbler

4/29

4/29-2

6

11

127

13

6

Swainson’s Warbler

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

Worm-eating Warbler

4/26-5/8

4/26-2

5

3

23

3

1

Blue-winged Warbler

4/24-5/21

4/26-3

21

12

362

31

18

“Brewster’s Warbler”

 

 

 

2

17

3

<1

“Lawrence’s Warbler”

 

 

 

0

1

1

<1

Golden-winged Warbler

5/3-16

 

3

1

96

11

5

Nashville Warbler

4/24-6/4

5/10-65

430

299

3702

357

185

Orange-crowned Warbler

4/27-5/20

5/10-3

10

20

206

27

10

Tennessee Warbler

4/24-6/1

5/16-58

197

125

2283

268

114

Northern Parula

5/6-21

5/17-14

34

21

172

21

9

Cape May Warbler

4/27-18

5/17-15

33

42

706

83

35

Yellow Warbler

4/24

5/8-74

561

393

7267

520

363

Black-throated Blue Warbler

5/4-31

5/17-14

63

55

1088

131

54

Myrtle Warbler

4/18-5/22

4/29-374

1414

1078

9931

1078

497

Magnolia Warbler

4/27-6/2

5/16-124

686

414

12982

1282

649

Cerulean Warbler

 

 

 

0

35

6

2

Chestnut-sided Warbler

4/25-6/1

5/16-29

199

104

2990

231

150

Bay-breasted Warbler

5/8-27

5/19-14

75

17

1384

137

69

Blackpoll Warbler

4/27-6/2

5/22-32

176

91

1235

145

62

Blackburnian Warbler

5/1-6/1

5-19-9

65

18

593

70

30

Yellow-throated Warbler

5/2

 

1