Waterbird Count Update: May 4-10 2023
When I get my first triple-digit Bonaparte’s Gull flight of the spring, that’s a harbinger: time to start going out for night flight. Today, May 10, 499 Bonys, delicate and ternlike, traveled north during [...]
Owl Update 5/10/2023
As they often do, the owls have kept us guessing this spring. March, typically the most unpredictable part of the season, was relatively productive for Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO). Then NSWO migration peaked a [...]
Notes from the Hawk Deck: Week Five (5/2 – 5/7)
The month of May began with soggy, wet conditions, and the days that followed (May 2 and 3) did not fare much better. Northwest winds funneled in off the lake, keeping much of the [...]
Shack Talk: WPBO Waterbird Count, April 27–May 3
Shack Talk: Sunrise It would be a stretch to say Leonard and I shared the sunrise on May 2, for the last week and a half has been mostly gray skies. I’ve risen — [...]
Owl Update 5/3/2023
There seem to be times in every field season when you feel you are just along for the ride. They aren't always the busy times but are actually often some of the slower times. [...]
Notes from the Hawk Deck: Week Four (4/25-5/1)
As the saying goes: April showers bring May raptors. This past April brought its fair share of precipitation (in the form of rain and snow) and opposing northwest headwinds. In spite of less favorable conditions [...]