Fall Field Ornithologist Update: Week 10 (Oct 14th – Oct 20th)
This past week brought a stretch of unsettled and often windy conditions to Whitefish Point. Wind direction seemed to come from every corner of the compass, with sustained winds over 20 mph from both [...]
Fall Waterbird Count- The Yellow-billed Surprise (10/8-10/14)
This week on the waterbird count, we had it all. There were big flights of diving ducks, a trickle of scoters and Long-tailed Ducks, three different Sabine's Gulls, Harlequin Ducks, and a thrilling Whitefish [...]
Fall Field Ornithologist Update: Week 9 (Oct 7th – Oct 13th)
This past week brought a true mix of fall weather to Whitefish Point. Temperatures hovered mostly in the mid-40’s to mid-50’s, though Wednesday morning (Oct. 8th) dipped into the 30’s. Strong southeast winds dominated [...]
Fall Waterbird Count- A Cold Front Arrives (10/1-10/7)
October started with a bang at Whitefish Point. Early in the week, we had a continuation of warm weather and southerly winds. Even with these conditions, some waterbirds were moving, including a couple of [...]
Fall 2025 Field Ornithologist Update: Week 8 (Sept. 30th – Oct. 6th)
We’ve now hit early-October here at Whitefish Point, and we’re right in the middle of fall migration. Besides the huge uptick in waterbird migration that Frank will cover in his blog, the last of [...]
Fall Waterbird Count- The First Thousand Duck Days (9/24-9/30)
Numbers are picking up at the waterbird count! We’ve had 18 species of ducks this week and multiple days with over a thousand individuals. The bulk of the birds have been Greater Scaup, Redhead, [...]