Jon Dunn on his just completed tour, Spring Migration in the Midwest

We encountered for the most part excellent weather and a fine variety of species, in fact nearly all of the Neotropical migrant passerines, although none were in exceptional numbers.  We ended up recording 37 species of wood warblers, missing only the scarce, elusive and late Connecticut.  Our 37 included Golden-winged, Mourning, Kirtland's and Swainson's, all seen exceptionally well.  Other highlights included Black-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-bellied and Acadian Flycatchers, the latter recorded on the Magee Birdwalk, where scarce, Dickcissel, and Grasshopper and Henslow's Sparrows.  We had excellent audibles of Chuck-will's Widow in Adams County, Ohio, and had excellent audibles and visuals of Eastern Whip-poor-will near Mio.  Perhaps our most surprising sighting was a nearly all white Snowy Owl that was lingering just west of Oscoda, Michigan. Spring migration in this part of North America is not to be missed.

Bay-breasted Warbler

Golden-winged Warbler

Scarlet Tanager

Dickcissel

Upland Sandpiper

Snowy Owl