Fall Waterbird Count Update – Week 3 (8/29-9/4)
While it was mostly quiet in terms of songbirds and raptors, it was an exciting week for waterbird counting at Whitefish Point! Due to passing storm fronts and winds shifting to the NW, we [...]
Fall Owl Banding | Strategic Pause for Future Planning
Please be advised, Fall Owl Banding for 2024 is currently suspended. Owl banding is WPBO’s most resource-intensive program. We’re using this pause to thoroughly evaluate its structure, costs, and impact, aiming to enhance efficiency and [...]
Fall Waterbird Count Update – Week 2 (8/22-8/28)
Things started to heat up during the second week of the fall waterbird count at Whitefish Point. While some species from the first week, such as Piping Plover, have already departed, the influx of [...]
Fall Waterbird Count Update – Week 1 (8/15-8/21)
The first week of the fall count at Whitefish Point has officially wrapped up, and the waterbirds are starting to move. We had 29 species of waterbird pass by the Point during our counts [...]
Owl Update 8/21/2024
After the record July for juvenile Norther Saw-whet Owls (NSWO), August has continued to be slow. There was some poor weather conditions this past week, but it is clear that the owls are winding [...]
Owl Update 8/14/2024
We simply don’t have a lot of news to share this week. The biggest news was that we had our second and third nights off this season. The juvenile Northern Saw-whet Owls have continued [...]