Fall Waterbird Count- The Week of the Long-tailed Ducks (10/22-10/28)
A three-day cold front set in at the beginning of the week, producing three fun days of late-season waterbird movement. Each day was a little bit different, but as the winds switched southward towards [...]
Fall Field Ornithologist Update: Week 11 (Oct 21st – Oct 27th)
This past week brought another stretch of turbulent fall weather to Whitefish Point. Tuesday the 21st opened with heavy rain and strong south winds that made birding a challenge, but conditions changed dramatically as [...]
Fall Waterbird Count- Waiting on the Scoters (10/15-10/21)
The weather this week continued to be pretty mild with warm conditions and frequent south winds. Things got mixed up a bit on the 19th with a rush of 20-30mph NW winds, but even [...]
Fall Field Ornithologist Update: Week 10 (Oct 14th – Oct 20th)
This past week brought a stretch of unsettled and often windy conditions to Whitefish Point. Wind direction seemed to come from every corner of the compass, with sustained winds over 20 mph from both [...]
Fall Waterbird Count- The Yellow-billed Surprise (10/8-10/14)
This week on the waterbird count, we had it all. There were big flights of diving ducks, a trickle of scoters and Long-tailed Ducks, three different Sabine's Gulls, Harlequin Ducks, and a thrilling Whitefish [...]
Fall Field Ornithologist Update: Week 9 (Oct 7th – Oct 13th)
This past week brought a true mix of fall weather to Whitefish Point. Temperatures hovered mostly in the mid-40’s to mid-50’s, though Wednesday morning (Oct. 8th) dipped into the 30’s. Strong southeast winds dominated [...]