Waterbird Count Week 6 Update
Waterbird migration in the last week has still been fairly slow. There have been several days with good grebe flights, with 199 on 9/19 and 254 on 9/21. The season total for Red-necked Grebes [...]
Fall Owl Banding Week 1
Dana with her first Northern Saw-whet Owl. Hello all. We're just finishing up our first week of the 2022 fall owl banding season. Let us take a minute and introduce you to [...]
Sightings Update 9/19/2022
Say's Phoebe. Photo by Chris Neri Highlights: Swainson's Hawk & Say's Phoebe As was the case last week, the most notable sightings this week were found by Waterbird Counter Alec Olivier out at [...]
Waterbird Count Week 5 Update
It's hard to believe, but the first month of the fall waterbird count is already over. Roughly 13,000 waterbirds have already gone past the Point on their journey to their wintering grounds. The top [...]
Sightings Update 9/13/22
Smith's Longspur. Photo by Chris Neri Highlights: Smith's Longspur & Yellow-headed Blackbird The big news this past week was certainly the Smith's Longspur found by Fall Waterbird Counter Alec Olivier on the beach on September [...]
Waterbird Count Week 4 Update
Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Photo by Alec Olivier Waterbird migration in the last week has been almost non-existent, with the slowest day of the season occurring on Sept. 2, which was the only day [...]