We have been dividing our time here at RRBO censusing and measuring fruit, and banding birds in order to collect the seeds of fruit eaten by...

Update: This paper has been published! It's open access so you can read online or download the PDF; click on title below - Craves, J.A.,...

Geolocators are tiny devices that measure light levels for up to two years. This data can be used to calculate latitude and longitude when ...

In my last post, I described the discovery of a Ross's Goose on 24 March 2011, a first record for Dearborn. The goose was banded, and w...

Update: This paper has been published! It's open access so you can read online or download the PDF; click on title below - Craves, J.A.,...

Update: This paper has been published! It's open access so you can read online or download the PDF; click on title below - Craves, J.A....

The North American Migration Count takes place the second Saturday each May. It aims to take a "snapshot" of migration, and is co...

As a follow up to my introductory post , I'd like to share some highlights of the birds at Finca Esperanza Verde, and the importance of ...

Sunset at Finca Esperanza Verde. I'm back from Nicaragua. It was a busy and rewarding trip, and as promised I'll share with you som...

A trip to anywhere in the tropics is always high on my list of great things to do. Over the last 7 years or so, my husband Darrin and I have...

It's hard to believe that I have been doing bird surveys at the Humbug Marsh Unit of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge for...

RRBO is in its second full year of sampling birds for avian influenza . There are many different subtypes of "bird flu," most of w...