Ruby Throated Hummingbird

May 15 – May 26, 2025

The last 10 days we added 7 new species and finished the season at 130 species. Some of the species found the last 10 days were mostly the late season migrants or some of the last species to arrive to this area for nesting. The Connecticut Warbler is a very secretive bird and was heard…

May 8 – 14, 2025

A decent week of new arrivals with 10 new species being found putting us at 123 species for the season. Over half of the new arrivals this last week were warblers with Blackpoll, Canada, Golden-winged, Orange-crowned, Wilson’s, and Prothonotary Warblers all being sighted. The Prothonotary Warbler is of particular interest and a rare find in…

ovenbird

May 1-7, 2025

Another good week of new arrivals with 16 new species pushing our total species count to 113 thus far this season. Some of the highlights include some colorful warblers like the Bay-breasted, Black-throated Blue and Hooded Warblers. The Hooded Warbler is a species that nests in Kalamazoo County although they are not likely to do…

palm warbler

April 23 – 30, 2025

4/23/2025 – 4/30/2025 This last week there was an excellent movement of birds, especially on April 25th and the 30th which added 26 new birds to bring our season total to 97 species. The warm weather also brought about the emergence of the turtles like the beautiful Eastern Box Turtle I saw on the 24th.…