No need to travel to an amusement park when you can float on ice floating downstream on the Detroit River. Facing backwards. At least for the Great Blue Heron I saw this weekend standing on one leg on one of the bigger ice sheets in the shipping channel. With this weekend’s warmer temperatures, I knew… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Great Blue Heron on the Detroit River
Each fall, starting in early September I make almost weekly treks to Lake Erie Metropark on the western shore of Lake Erie to view one of the most impressive fall hawk migrations in North America.
This year marks the 43rd year of the Detroit River Hawk Watch (DRHW), where thousands of raptors can be seen streaming over the Lake Erie Metropark boat launch during fall migration.
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With the restructured bird taxonomy released in October 2025, birders around the world have seen bird species changes on eBird, Merlin, and Birds of the World.
For example, all my Yellow Warbler observations have been changed to Northern Yellow Warbler. And my Warbling Vireo observations have changed to Eastern Warbling Vireo.
Continue reading Free Birding Webinar: What’s New in Avian Taxonomy (2025)