Sightings Update 11/7/2022
It's hard to believe that only eight days are left in the fall field season. It's been unseasonably mild through much of the late season, but we've had some extreme weather again this week. [...]
Waterbird Count Week 12 Update
Greater Scaup. Photo by Alec Olivier The recent week has continued to prove that October is the month for migrating waterbirds. Long-tailed Ducks continue to migrate in notable numbers, with several days [...]
Fall Owl Banding Wrap-up
Our season is officially finished here at the Point, and we are sad to see it end. The last week of banding really saw things slow down. Honestly, though, this is kind of how [...]
Sightings Update 10/31/2022
Lark Sparrow. Photo by Chris Neri Highlights: Lark Sparrow & Boreal Chickadees A Lark Sparrow was present around the parking lot on October 30, but it was not seen the next day. There seems to [...]
Waterbird Count Week 11 Update: 36,000 Long-tailed Ducks
This week was much slower than the previous week, but there have still been some decent flights of waterbirds. As of the writing of this blog, the season total for Long-tailed Ducks is 36,438! [...]
Fall Owl Banding Week 6
We are in the home stretch of the fall banding season here at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. The season officially ends the night of October 30. This past week brought us a couple of [...]