Owl Update 5/8/2024
Things picked up a bit this past week, but the owl migration has remained relatively slow. We banded 58 owls this past week, 25 of those occurring on May 5. The Northern Saw-whet Owl (NSWO) [...]
Raptor Count Week 8 Update (4.30–5.06)
On the morning of May 4, I spotted large flocks of birds high in the air on the way to the observation deck — they were Blue Jays migrating over the Point in the [...]
Waterbird Count Week 3 Update (4/25-5/1)
It's been a busy week for waterbirds! Despite the rainy weather, we have seen several big pushes over the last week. April 27 saw what will probably be the biggest push of scaup this season, with 656 birds (mostly [...]
Owl Update 5/1/2024
The owl migration has been unexpectedly slow this past week. Since banding 16 owls on April 24, we have only banded nine more. This is typically within the period of peak owl migration at [...]
Raptor Count Week 7 Update (4.23–4.29)
The week of April 23 to 29, we had highs and lows. As many as 1,024 raptors (most of them Broad-winged Hawks) were observed at the Point on April 25, and as few as [...]
Waterbird Count Week 2 Update (4/18-4/24)
Waterbirds are on the move! After several days of bad winds, April 23 finally brought some decent winds out of the south, bringing in some decent numbers of birds. On that day, 255 Greater [...]