Some Rare Birds From Each Banding Season

 Fall 2010

• Stilt Sandpiper – one banded on Aug. 26, the first ever banded at TCBO
• Cliff Swallow  - three banded on Aug. 16, the first ever banded at TCBO
• Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher – on banded on Sept. 30, the first record for the Thunder Bay district
• Townsend’s Solitaire – two banded on Oct. 10 & 22, the first ever banded at TCBO
• American Kestrel – six banded, the previous high was 2 in 2007
• Common Nighthawk – 31 banded over the season
• American Three-toed Woodpecker – 6 banded, the highest season total ever
• Yellow-shafted Flicker – 83 banded, a record fall high, the previous high of 64 was set in 2007
• Pileated Woodpecker –  record high of 14 banded, the previous high of 9 was set in 2000 & 2001
• Gray Jay –  a record high of 120 banded, the previous high of  64 was set in 1995
• Northern Mockingbird – one banded on Aug. 11, the second ever banded in the fall
• Savannah Sparrow  - a record high 388 banded, the previous high of 269 was set in 2005
• Grasshopper Sparrow – one banded on Oct. 18, the second ever banded in the fall
• Red-throated Loon – 21 observed between Aug. 7 and Oct. 21
• Red-shafted Flicker – one observed Sept. 16
• Yellow-breasted Chat – one observed Sept. 20
• Vesper Sparrow – one banded Sept. 12, the first ever banded in the fall at TCBO 

Spring 2010

• Black Vulture – one observed on June 8, the first record for the Thunder Bay District           
• Great-crested Flycatcher – one banded on June 19, the first  ever banded in the spring at TCBO
• Field Sparrow – one banded on May 21
• Golden-winged Warbler – one banded on May 18
• Northern Cardinal – one banded on May 27
• Western Tanager – one banded on May 5
• Brown Thrasher – two banded on May 21 & May 28
• Pileated Woodpecker – six banded, doubling the previous spring high of 3 set in 2004
• Red-bellied Woodpecker – one observed on May 2                                                             
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the first bird of the season was observed on May 15
• Sedge Wren – one observed on May 17 & May 20
• Western Kingbird – one observed on May 18
• Monarch Butterfly – the first of the season was observed on May 21
• Dickcissel – one observed on May 27 

 Fall 2009

•  Red-throated Loon – 33 observed between Aug. 12 and Oct. 17
• Harlequin Duck – one observed on Sept. 27
• Parasitic Jaeger – one was observed on each of Aug. 10 & Sept. 27
• American White Pelican – 2 were observed on Sept. 25
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird – the last of the season was observed on Sept. 12
• Northern Hawk Owl – one observed on each of Sept. 18 & Oct. 1
• Long-eared Owl – one banded on Oct. 23
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo – one banded on Aug. 7
• White-breasted Nuthatch – one banded on Oct. 21
• Black-billed Magpie – one observed on Oct. 1
• Western Kingbird – one observed on Sept. 15
• ‘Oregon Junco’ – one banded on Oct. 19 

Spring 2009 

• Orchard Oriole – one banded on May 20, the first ever banded at TCBO 
• Chestnut-collared Longspur – one banded on May 30, the first ever banded at TCBO
• Blue Grosbeak – one banded on May 19 , the first ever banded at TCBO
• White-winged Dove – one banded on May 22, the second ever banded in the spring
• Red-headed Woodpecker – one banded on June 5, the second ever banded in the spring
• Lark Sparrow – one banded on May 31 and two observed, May 31 & June 25
• Connecticut Warbler – one was banded on June 2
• House Wren – one banded on June 1
• Pine Siskin - 4,777 banded over the season breaking many records
• Nashville Warbler – 424 banded, the highest spring total ever
• Myrtle Warbler – 706 banded, the highest spring total ever
• Common Chaffinch - one observed & photographed on May 4
• Red-throated Loon - 99 observed on May 4, including a flock of 54 & a flock of 25             
• ‘Pink-sided (Oregon) Junco’ – one banded on May 12
• Grasshopper Sparrow – one observed May 21
• Black-billed Magpie – one observed on June 3, the first spring record for TCBO                    1 Franklin's Gull – one observed on June 4   
• Red-bellied Woodpecker – one observed on June 5
• Great Gray Owl – one observed on June 6
• Whip-poor-will – one heard calling on June 10 

 Fall 2008

• House Finch – one banded Sept. 14, the first ever banded at TCBO
• Townsend’s Warbler - one banded Aug. 4, the first ever banded at TCBO
• Wood Thrush – one banded July 3, the first one ever banded in the fall at TCBO
• Red-throated Loon – 45 observed over the season
• Harlequin Duck – two were observed & photographed on Oct. 22
• Great Black-backed Gull – one observed & photographed on Aug. 16
• Boreal Owl – three were banded on Oct. 19 & 21
• Black-backed Woodpecker – 19 banded down from 44 in 2007
• Three-toed Woodpecker – 3 banded
• Red-bellied Woodpecker – one observed on Oct. 20
• White-breasted Nuthatch – three were banded between Oct. 12. & 22
• Connecticut Warbler – one observed Aug. 29
• ‘Oregon Junco’ – three were banded on Sept. 25
• Fox Sparrow – five were banded on Sept. 25
• LeConte’s Sparrow – three were banded on Sept. 28 & 29 and Oct. 6

Spring 2008

• White-winged Dove - banded on May 27
• Three-toed Woodpecker - banded on May 17
• Red-bellied Woodpecker - banded on June 3rd, observed June 8th
• White-breasted Nuthatch - banded on May 1st, 14th, 29th
• Prairie Warbler - banded on May 29th
• LeConte's Sparrow - banded on May 7th
• Field Sparrow - banded on May 12th
• Lark Sparrow - banded on May 13th and 24th
• Vesper Sparrow - banded on May 14th
• Oregon Junco - banded on May 18th

Fall 2007

• Pacific Loon - observed on Aug. 4
• Harlequin Duck - 2 on Oct. 16
• Sandhill Crane - 5 on Sept. 12
• Red-necked Phalarope - 2 on Aug. 17
• Red-headed Woodpecker - Oct. 1
• Bell's Vireo - banded on Sept. 21
• Golden-winged Warbler - banded on Aug. 24

The following species were banded for the first time ever at the Cape in the fall:
Herring Gull, Peregrine Falcon, Green-tailed Towhee, Bell's Vireo, House Wren.

Spring 2007

• Red-bellied Woodpecker - observed on May 16
• Yellow-throated Warbler - Observed on May 18
• Western Kingbird - banded on May 20th
• Grasshopper Sparrow - banded on June 2nd
• Lark Sparrow - banded on June 1
• Northern Cardinal - banded on May 9
• Golden-winged Warbler - banded on May 8
• Marsh Wren - banded May on 31

Fall 2006

• Sabine's Gull - observed on Oct. 20
• Red-bellied Woodpecker - observed on Oct. 19
• yellow-billed Loon - observed on Oct. 14
• White-winged Dove - observed on Oct. 13

Spring 2006

• Ash-throated Flycatcher - banded on April 26, District first
• Harlequin Duck - 2 observed on May 8
• Coopers Hawk - May 12 and May 23
• Green-tailed Towhee - banded on June 10, District first
• Prairie Warbler - banded on June 20

Fall 2005

• Pacific Loon - Aug. 22-23, Sept. 20
• Bonaparte's Gull - 3 on Aug. 6
• Caspian Tern - Aug. 6 and 12
• Western Tanager - Aug. 24
• Great Black-backed Gull - Oct. 26
• Harlequin Duck - Oct. 11, 15
• Red-bellied Woodpecker - Oct. 10
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Oct. 23-27
• Townsend's Solitaire - Oct. 20
• Western Kingbird - Oct. 13-15
• Storm Petrel sp. - Oct. 19

Spring 2005

• Pine Warbler - first ever banded at the Cape in the spring, May 5 and May 10
• Eartern Meadowlark - Banded on May 12
• Grasshopper Sparrows - banded on May 19, May 28 and May 30
• Lark Bunting - banded on May 23
• Kentucky Warbler - banded on May 12
• Red-throated Loon - 225 observed (77 on May 1)
• Parasitic Jaeger - observed on May 25
• Dickcissel - observed on May 28
• Lark Sparrow - observed on May 19
• Audubon's Warbler - observed on May 2
• Golden-winged Warbler - observed on May 18

Fall 2004

• Lesser Snow Goose - first ever banded in the fall on Sept. 29
• White-eyed Vireo - first fall banding at the Cape, Oct. 21
• American Woodcock - banded on Oct. 21
• Cooper's Hawk - 4th bird banded at TCBO
• Great Grey Owl - 2 observed near the end of October
• Conneticut Warbler - banded
• Indigo Bunting - late banding Oct. 23

Spring 2004

• Pacific Loon observed on June 2
• Caspian Tern - two observed on May 26
• Red-bellied Woodpecker banded on May 19
• Sage Thrasher banded on May 21
• Golden-winged Warbler banded on May 19 and recaptured on May 24
• Oregon Junco banded April 29 and another May 10
• European Goldfinch banded on June 2

Fall 2003

• Lark Sparrow banded Sept. 13 and recaptured the next day
• Sora banded Sept. 15
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo observed Sept. 20
• Flicker integrate male with red mustaches banded Sept. 21
• Red-bellied woodpecker male banded Oct. 8, another observed Oct. 11
• Kentucky Warbler male banded Oct. 13
• Conneticut Warbler observed Oct. 13

Spring 2003

• Parasitic Jaeger immature observed on May 21 and an adult on June 1
• Iceland Gull immature observed May 21
• Golden-winged Warbler male banded May 22
• Kentucky Warbler male banded May 29 (District first)
• Western Meadowlark banded June 5
• Lark Sparrow banded June 2
• Oregon Junco banded April 27
• Brewer's Sparrow banded May 27 (first for Ontario)

Fall 2002

• Common Ground Dove observed on August 14 (photo at top of page)
• Franklin's Gull, 1st year, seen August 21 and 22
• Lark Bunting, September 3-9, banded
• Lark Sparrow, two banded, September 4 and 9
• Parasitic Jaeger, 2 on September 2, one on September 9
• Jaeger sp., two seen, August 30 and September 2
• Red-headed Woodpecker, September 18, October 1 and October 12
• Red-throated Loon, 39 observed, including 17 on September 20
• Western Kingbird, October 12
• Golden Eagle, 19 individuals observed
• Townsend's Solitaire, October 30

Spring 2002

• Glaucous Gull observed May 19
• Two Ruddy Turnstones observed May 30
• Purple Martin observed May 22
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher observed May 26
• Golden-winged Warbler male banded May 28
• Sage Thrasher banded May 15
• Wood Thrush heard singing May 22
• Eastern Towhee heard singing May 19

Fall 2001

• Pacific Loon with a Red-throated Loon on September 30
• Pomarine Jaeger seen on October 9
• Great Black-backed Gull immature seen Sept. 17 - Oct. 11
• Whip-poor-will seen on October 7
• Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow banded on September 13
• Field Sparrow banded on October 5
• Virginia's Warbler hatch year male banded on August 29

Spring 2001

• 4 American White Pelicans on nearby Hare Island May 12
• 4 Baltimore Orioles seen
• Bobolink captured on May 20, 5 in total seen
• Lark Sparrow captured June 8
• Loggerhead Shrike June 8
• Pine Warbler singing in the woods May 4
• Red-throated Loon, a total of 39 seen
• Wood Thrush banded May 29

Fall 2000

• Chimney Swift flew by August 21
• Pine Warbler observed August 30
• American White Pelican: 18 on September 1
• Townsend's Solitaire seen September 30, October 3, 10, and 21
• Long-eared Owl caught September 24;
• Brown Thrasher banded October 14
• Western Meadowlark caught on October 15
• Northern Cardinal male banded October 22
• Northern Hawk-Owl caught October 28

Spring 2000

• Whip-poor-will heard calling on May 6
• Lark Sparrow in net lanes May 13
• Marbled Godwit flew over on May 13
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in treetop May 17
• Golden-winged Warbler male May 2, female banded May 22
• Warbling Vireo on May 27 and May 28
• Red-throated Loon on May 13
• Great-crested Flycatcher seen May 30

Fall 1999

• Red-throated Loon: 37 birds between 3 August and 10 October
• Pacific Loon on October 8
• Golden Eagle: total of 39 birds on 15 days
• Red Phalarope on October 22
• Little Gull on October 14
• Bonaparte's Gull: five birds on four days
• Iceland Gull on September 9
• Red-bellied Woodpecker banded October 28
• Western Kingbird: 3 birds on September 20
• "Yellow" Palm Warbler banded on September 22
• Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow banded on August 30
• Dickcissel banded on September 19, seen October 2-3
• Western Meadowlark on October 31.

Spring 1999

• Red-throated Loon: 7 birds seen between May 18 and May 23
• Ruddy Duck: group of 8 just offshore on May 12
• Great-crested Flycatcher: 2 on May 29
• Western Kingbird: 2 on May 31, singles on June 3 and 4
• Purple Martin (new to Thunder Cape) on May 7, another on May 31
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on May 25-26
• Golden-winged Warbler male seen on May 28
• Hooded Warbler seen on May 23
• Female House Finch on May 13

Fall 1998

• Jaeger (species?) - September 20
• Sora - banded August 27
• American Coot - 18 October
• Broad-winged Hawk - 84 counted on September 3
• Bald Eagle - 35 individuals counted on October 24
• Western Kingbird - observed October 25
• Red-eyed Vireo - October 25 (late)
• Red-breasted Nuthatch - 128 birds counted on October 24
• White-breasted Nuthatch - observed on October 24, 25 and 28
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - October 11
• Townsend's Solitaire - October 19, 25, 27 and 28
• Canada Warbler - a late record on October 11
• Scarlet Tanager - one observed on October 13
• Le Conte's Sparrow - recorded on 12 dates from August 7 to September 29
• Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow - banded October 14
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak - banded October 25 (late)
• Baltimore Oriole - observed October 28

Spring 1998

• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - May 2
• Bewick's Wren - banded May 2
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - May 16-18
• Sprague's Pipit - May 29
• Blue-winged Warbler - banded May 13
• Painted Bunting - banded May 15
• LeConte's Sparrow - 2 banded April 30

Fall 1997

• Golden Eagle - 7 from October 20 to October 24
• House Wren - October 20
• Three-toed Woodpecker - September 22
• Red-throated Loon - September 15

Spring 1997

• Western Kingbird - June 11 and June 2
• Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow - banded June 8
• Northern Cardinal - banded June 3
• Caspian Tern - June 2
• Eastern Towhee (male) - June 2
• Golden-winged Warbler (female) - June 2 and banded May 31
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow - May 31
• Field Sparrow - May 19-25 (banded)
• Willet - may 14
• Red-throated Loon (21) - May 6

Fall 1996

• Warbling Vireo - banded October 16
• White Pelican (2) - October 1
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - banded September 13 & seen October 3
• Ruddy Turnstone - September 4

Spring 1996

• Lark Bunting (female) - banded June 3
• Golden-winged Warbler - male banded May 22
• Lark Bunting (female) - May 21
• Vesper Sparrow (2) - May 19
• Eared Grebe (male) - May 15
• Western Meadowlark (2) - May 12
• Willet - May 7

Fall 1995

• Golden Eagle (5) - October 25
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (adult) - October 12
• Red-headed Woodpecker - October 12
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo (specimen) - September 26
• Lark Sparrow - August 30
• White-winged Dove - August 16 (banded)

Spring 1995

• Dickcissel (ad. female) - June 6
• Western Kingbird - June 7 and June 3
• Field Sparrow - May 29-30 (banded)
• Pacific Loon - May 29, also 17th (adult)
• Red-headed Woodpecker - May 27
• Black Scoter (8) - May 22
• Harlequin Duck (male & female) - May 20
• Red-throated Loon (15) - May 18 (nearly 90 from May 1 to June 9)
• Western Tanager (male) - banded May 17, female banded May 15
• Red-shouldered Hawk - May 12
• Great Black-backed Gull (adult) - May 10

Fall 1994

• Golden Eagle (10) - October 30
• Red-headed Woodpecker - October 20 and October 16
• Hooded Warbler (adult male) - banded October 15
• Harlequin Duck - October 11 (2), September 15 and 28
• White Pelican - October 10 (2), September 9 and 28
• Parasitic Jaeger - October 8
• Black Scoter (10) - October 5
• Western Sandpiper - August 13
• Caspian Tern - August 3 and July 29

Spring 1994

• Western Kingbird - May 24
• Great Black-backed Gull - May 24
• Hooded Warbler - May 23 (2nd in District)
• Golden-winged Warbler - May 20
• Eastern Meadowlark - banded May 20, seen May 8
• Say's Phoebe - May 12
• Red-throated Loon (21) - May 7 (daily through mid-May)
• Pacific Loon (2) - May 3, also one on May 1
• Blue Grosbeak (female) - May 3
• Franklin's Gull (adult) - May 1
• Summer Tanager - 4 during spring 1994, 2 banded

Fall 1993

• Western Kingbird - October 25
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - October 15
• Surf Scoter (2) - September 15
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo - banded September 14
• Harlequin Duck (immature male) - September 12-14
• Red-throated Loon - August 27

Spring 1993

• Western Kingbird - banded June 11
• Parasitic Jaeger - June 3
• House Finch (female) - banded May 27
• Golden-winged Warbler (female) - May 22
• Red-throated Loon (5) - May 16
• Surf Scoter (pair) - May 12
• Eastern Meadowlark - May 12
• Red-throated Loon (3) - May 11

Fall 1992

• Townsend's Solitaire - October 31
• Surf Scoter (2) - October 8
• Red-throated Loon - September 25
• Golden Eagle (2) - September 25
• Brant "black" - September 22
• Willow Flycatcher - banded August 31
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - August 26

Spring 1992

• Northern Cardinal (female) - June 8
• Willow Flycatcher - banded May 31
• Blue-winged Warbler (adult female) - May 29
• Red-throated Loon (2) - May 28
• Eastern Meadowlark - May 21-23
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - May 22
• Field Sparrow - May 21
• Golden-winged Warbler (female) - May 20
• Baltimore Oriole (30) - May 19

Fall 1991

• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (2) - October 9 (one banded)
• Yellow-throated Vireo - banded October 7th
• Harlequin Duck - September 16
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - banded September 11
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo - banded September 9
• Smith's Longspur - banded September 8
• Dickcissel - August 30
• Western Kingbird - August 24
• Willow Flycatcher - banded August 22