Piping Plovers have arrived!
The first Piping Plover sighting of 2016 took place on May 6 when visiting Traverse City birder Pat O'Connor found one while walking the beach. I saw what I presumed was the same bird on [...]
Whitefish Point Sightings Report for 29 April – 5 May, 2016
Greetings, this is the Whitefish Point Sightings Report for the week of April 29th-May 5th. Well another Spring Fling has come and gone, and the birding did not disappoint! Very educational for all was the [...]
Spring Fling
Merlin, photo by Ted Keyel Hello everyone, Thanks for a great Spring Fling. We had a phenomenal turnout with well over 100 visitors on the hawk deck on Saturday and on Sunday. We [...]
Exciting orange-headed waterbirds cap Spring Fling weekend
On Saturday evening, after enjoying Cameron Cox's captivating program on identifying waterbirds in flight, and a standout meal at the Spring Fling banquet in Paradise, dozens of birders were treated to the sight of a stunning male Eurasian Wigen [...]
Record Season for Long-eared Owls
A Long-eared at the Point from back in 2008. Although the Northern Saw-whet numbers continue to be low, Long-eared Owls have been banded in record numbers this season keeping us very busy [...]
Whitefish Point Sightings Report for 23-28 April, 2016
Well I had written a lengthy blog post about the sightings from the last week and of course, a computer error made it disappear on me so I apologize for the truncated report tonight. North [...]