Owl Update 4/13/2022
We feel like we're in repeat mode every time we sit down to write a blog this spring. The weather continues to be particularly unsettled, frequently limiting our ability to open the nets. The [...]
Wind and Wuthering
The gales buffeted the hawk shack for hours, and out on the deck, they rendered my spotting scope useless as it vibrated whatever I was seeing through it beyond recognition. However, it turned out [...]
Owl Update 4/6/2022
The unsettled weather continues to be of significant negative impact on the season, but we have again seen little signs of hope since our last post. This past week we banded another 29 Northern [...]
Silence
This morning is different. Somehow my senses seem sharper, the world around me is magnified, and I am able to take in everything at once. Yes, the snow has stopped. Yes, it is warmer; [...]
Owl Update 3/30/2022
Ugh. Being part of the spring field staff at WPBO in March, you have to be prepared for the return of winter, assuming that winter has even shown any signs of leaving. After some [...]
March Madness
Many people visiting the hawk deck ask, "How do you keep count of the raptors flying by?" These days, my answer is, "On one hand." Alright, I may have had one day where I [...]