Birds Singing Downtown?

**spice12725** · March-06-12, 02:57 PM

Does anybody else hear birds singing downtown? I work here and JUST noticed them on Saturday. Does anybody know if it is a real bird or a recording...or have I finally "lost it".

**sturge** · March-06-12, 03:14 PM

Only birds I've seen or heard are seagulls, sparrows, and pidgeons.

**Detroitnerd** · March-06-12, 03:28 PM

Downtown Detroit is a little warmer than the rest of the metro. Might be more bird action due to the microclimate.

bartock · March-06-12, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by spice12725

Does anybody else hear birds singing downtown? I work here and JUST noticed them on Saturday. Does anybody know if it is a real bird or a recording...or have I finally "lost it".

Were you at/near the DAC and was it Saturday night? Because I was walking by with my kid [[going to M Jam) and thought the birds were being piped through speakers. Looked up, and there were what looked like hundreds all over the building. Not sure what kind.

**esighed** · March-06-12, 04:39 PM

The police headquarters has a recording on the building to scare away the pigeons. It's pretty loud near the entrance to the building.

**Crystal** · March-06-12, 05:12 PM

In the past week, red-winged blackbirds, sometimes in flocks, have been returning to the Detroit area. Also robins and many other species.

**Detroitnerd** · March-06-12, 05:17 PM

Detroit isn't a bad bird-watching town. Flocks are avoiding Lake Erie, unless they're making the Pelee run. So we do get more bird traffic than many places during the seasonal change. Kinda early, though...

**mikeg19** · March-06-12, 05:46 PM

I've been hearing them in the morning when I'm leaving for work around 6:30. Correct me if I'm wrong, but was it downtown Detroit or Mt. Clemens that has the Falcons making nests on some large buildings? I seem to remember reading that somewhere.

**Detroitnerd** · March-06-12, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by mikeg19

I've been hearing them in the morning when I'm leaving for work around 6:30. Correct me if I'm wrong, but was it downtown Detroit or Mt. Clemens that has the Falcons making nests on some large buildings? I seem to remember reading that somewhere.

http://www2.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=4497

**Crystal** · March-06-12, 07:50 PM

Bird wise, spring is definitely in the air, right on cue.

Hummingbirds are heading this way as well. Check out:

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/humm/s...ate030712.html

Today I saw herons checking out nest sites at Kensington Metropark, heard [[but did not see) killdeer, and saw grackles and turkey vultures as well.