Notes from the Hawk Deck: Week Seven (5/16 – 5/22)
The momentum of raptor migration along the Point has waned dramatically as we enter the second half of May. The week began with a second consecutive day of a BLACK VULTURE documented from the [...]
Piping Plover Update 5/22/23
The male Piping Plovers at Whitefish Point have been fired up this week, likely due to the arrival of another returning male: Of,BY:X,Y/O. All six males were observed fighting for territory along the northeastern [...]
Owl Update 5/17/2023
Last week we mentioned entering the tail-end of the Long-eared Owl (LEOW) migration this spring — when the adult numbers drop off and many of the previous year's young come through. Although young LEOW [...]
Notes from the Hawk Deck: Week Six (5/8- 5/15)
The week began with two great BROAD-WINGED HAWK flights on May 8 and 9, with 1,840 and 2,400 migrants, respectively, being documented throughout both days. This was the largest push of broad-wings so far [...]
Piping Plover Update 5/15/23
The Piping Plovers have started to return to Whitefish Point – and we’re seeing some familiar faces! Four males from last year are back at the Point and have begun to stake out their [...]
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 [...]