Warbler Guy, I have one more question about Kirtland’s Warbler: is it still an endangered species? Or has it rebounded in number enough to be delisted?

Thanks again for writing….Great question, per your last ones last month here at this blog.

Beg my pardon for a moment before I answer your question, please….as I wish to note that your question arrives as this blog celebrates its 17th anniversary this month. So thanks to all the readers.

Now to answer your question. Indeed, this one-time endangered wood-warbler species continues to thrive, with breeding success ongoing annually…..and, as a result, it was delisted and removed from the federal endangered species list in 2019.

A fine article noting this trend is at: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/about/newsroom/releases/2021/10/25/kirtlands-warbler-census-shows-once-endangered-songbird-continues-to-thrive

Additional interest information (and more recent updates) for this Michigan, Wisconsin and, at one nesting site in Ontario, is present at:

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(20)31081-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982220310812%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

Meanwhile, it’s time for an upcoming birding tour this week to the Sonoma County coastline with a group of birders* that I’ll meet there.

(* = my background and tour information is at WarblerWatch.com

PS: Other news updates:

My bird surveys for shorebird family members will keep me busy for the rest of November, including several in the SF Bay north bay….in addition to volunteering for the annual Point Blue Conservation Science Shorebird Survey (that I have assisted for the last 11 years….i.e., 11 years? Yes, hard to believe the years “fly” by so fast…).

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1) Consulting Biologist (and Certified Wildlife Biologist Asc.) — Conducting wildlife and plant surveys for common and special-status species, with federal permits for Ridgway's Rail (formerly CA Clapper Rail), California Tiger Salamander, and California Red-legged Frog, in addition to California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) general scientific permit, and CDFW general plant permit. Secure permits for clients who must comply with local, state, and federal regulatory measures. Since 1998, author of more than 100 Initial Studies, Biological Assessments, EIR "Biological Resource" chapters, habitat alteration plans, and planting plans. 2) Adjunct faculty at Merritt College, teaching all its bird classes to adults (see warblerwatch.com and its "College Classes & Slide Shows" area to note some of my birding class theme options). 3) Birding Guide — Birding Guide in Marin County, Birding Guide in Sonoma County, San Francisco birding guide, and California birding guide. (See warblerwatch.com and click on "Birding Tours" tab.)