Fall Waterbird Count 9/2-9/8: Wednesdays From The Watch!
This past week started off with a bang on September 2nd, with over one thousand songbirds coming in off the lake, including 18 species of warblers. It was a cloudy to partly sunny day [...]
Fall Field Ornithologist Update: Week 4
Consistent sunshine and calm southeast winds were the norm for this first week September. These conditions are suboptimal for major fall movements. Warm temperatures largely put a hold on migration, particularly waterbirds. In the [...]
Fall Waterbird Count 8/26-9/01: End of August
August has come to an end! Just like that, the first day of September is in the books. So far, we have recorded a little over 12,000 birds of 140 species, 1 species of [...]
Fall Field Ornithologist Update: Week 3
By August, warblers lose their vibrant spring colors. Fall plumages are dull, helping blend into the environment, and songbirds are no longer required to attract a mate so they do not sing. Migrants stop [...]
Fall Waterbird Count 8/19-8/25
Over the last week, the weather has done pretty much everything imaginable for mid-August and bird migration was reflective of that. The 19th was a calm, sunny day with a WNW breeze, which was [...]
Fall Field Ornithologist Update: Week 2
Yearly seasonal finch movements are irregular. Migrants are driven south by winter food availability. An impressive Type 2 (Ponderosa Pine) Red Crossbill dispersal continued into this week. A small number of Type 4 (Douglas-fir) [...]