Fall Owl Banding Week 5
Since our last blog post, the weather has really shown up at the Point. Out of ~84 possible hours we could have our nets open this past week, we were only able to open [...]
Sightings Update 10/17/22
Well, I have often been fortunate enough to see many of the vagrants that have been seen at the waterbird count during my falls here. However, this week I missed one of the rarest [...]
Waterbird Count Week 9 Update
October continues to produce great flights in the last week. Aythya numbers continue to dominate the flights, but there have also been good numbers of scoters and dabblers as well. A large flight on [...]
Owl Banding Week 4
Since our last post, things have slowed down a little bit here in the owl banding world. While the birds are still showing up, they are not keeping us as busy as last week. [...]
Sightings Update 10/10/2022
Highlights: Yellow-breasted Chat A Yellow-breasted Chat was observed on the morning of October 10. Unfortunately, all efforts to relocate the chat were unsuccessful for everyone except the initial observer, including me. Whether it's the blogs for the [...]
Waterbird Count Week 8 Update
Waterbird migration continues to get better during the first week of October. On Oct. 6, the season's biggest day occurred, with a highlight being the major goose flight — 1,308 Canada Geese were counted, [...]