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Fall Waterbird Count – Week 14 Update (11.9-11.15)

The final week of the fall waterbird count! Migration continued to slowly but steadily taper off throughout the week. It was fairly slow number-wise with no large flights, but quite interesting nonetheless with light pushes of late-season species and a few unique rarities in town. A rainbow appeared over the Point on Nov. 9 [...]

2023-11-17T11:50:13-05:00November 16th, 2023|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Fall Waterbird Count – Week 14 Update (11.9-11.15)

Fall Waterbird Count – Week 13 Update (11.2-11.8)

As the season slowly tapers down, this past week was highlighted by classic late-season waterbirds, several interesting rarities, and two strong storms over the past two days. The week started fairly slow on Nov. 2 and 3, with Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Long-tailed Ducks, and Red-breasted Mergansers being the primary movers. A great highlight was [...]

2023-11-09T09:59:01-05:00November 9th, 2023|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Fall Waterbird Count – Week 13 Update (11.2-11.8)

Fall Waterbird Count – Week 12 Update (10.26-11.1)

This past week featured the first signs of the winter to come, with the first day of snow flurries on Oct. 28 and accumulating snow each day since Oct. 30. This made for some beautiful late fall scenes while walking through the pine woods out to the waterbird shack each morning. This week also [...]

2023-11-02T09:30:07-04:00November 2nd, 2023|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Fall Waterbird Count – Week 12 Update (10.26-11.1)

Fall Waterbird Count – Week 11 Update (10.19-10.25)

This past week was quite interesting and fun at the waterbird shack; it featured two heavy waterbird flights on Oct. 20 and Oct. 25, with lighter days of waterfowl migration in between. However, among those lighter days, the Point experienced two potentially record-breaking days for passerine migration. The forecast for Oct. 20 looked good [...]

2023-10-26T09:45:17-04:00October 26th, 2023|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Fall Waterbird Count – Week 11 Update (10.19-10.25)

Fall Waterbird Count – Week 10 Update (10.12-10.18)

It was a fairly slow start to the week, with waterbirds continuing to trickle through the area following the strong front on Oct. 8. The weekend forecast looked quite interesting, with a strong north-northeasterly flow across the region wrapping back around behind a low-pressure system and cold front passing well to our south. The [...]

2023-10-24T12:57:52-04:00October 19th, 2023|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Fall Waterbird Count – Week 10 Update (10.12-10.18)

Fall Waterbird Count – Week 9 Update (10.5-10.11)

This past week featured the strongest week of migration so far, and each day brought a different mix of waterbirds. On Oct. 5, a weak rain front passed over the region in the predawn hours. This was the same morning as the historic fallout across Chicago and the southern Lake Michigan area, widely broadcast [...]

2023-10-12T12:33:36-04:00October 12th, 2023|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Fall Waterbird Count – Week 9 Update (10.5-10.11)

Fall Waterbird Count – Week 8 Update (9.28-10.4)

The week got off to a slow start on Sept. 28 and 29 with a continuing, unfavorable, southeasterly breeze. Luckily, this was followed by the three most productive days of the season so far! The forecast for Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 did not seem very optimistic, with high pressure, pleasant temperatures, and a [...]

2023-10-05T09:30:41-04:00October 5th, 2023|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Fall Waterbird Count – Week 8 Update (9.28-10.4)

Fall Waterbird Count – Week 7 Update (9.21-9.27)

This past week has been quite interesting. Visitors to the Point, including Michigan Audubon's September tour participants, were treated to incredibly good weather for the last week of September. While the weather and temperatures have been unseasonably pleasant, this prolonged stretch of east-southeasterly breeze has essentially stalled much of the major pushes of waterbird [...]

2023-09-28T09:27:29-04:00September 28th, 2023|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Fall Waterbird Count – Week 7 Update (9.21-9.27)

Fall Waterbird Count – Week 6 Update (9.14-9.20)

This past week featured the most exciting and dynamic migration activity so far this season at Whitefish Point! Pileated Woodpecker in active migration passing by the Waterbird Shack. Photo by Mike McBrien. The dabbling duck diversity is coming into full swing, with some nice flights of wigeon and pintails. This past week [...]

2023-09-21T09:31:01-04:00September 21st, 2023|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Fall Waterbird Count – Week 6 Update (9.14-9.20)

Fall Waterbird Count – Week 5 Update (9.7-9.13)

The week started with one of the largest pushes of waterbirds so far this fall. A strong northeasterly breeze blowing down from the southern Hudson Bay brought an enormous flight of Canada Geese on Sept. 7. A few flocks were evident in the early morning. However, once 10 o'clock came around, migrant groups began [...]

2023-09-14T09:37:10-04:00September 14th, 2023|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Fall Waterbird Count – Week 5 Update (9.7-9.13)
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