Week 11 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count
Waterbird Highlights: This week (Oct. 22–28), we had 26 species of waterbirds, with our highlight being gulls; BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and an Iceland Gull (kumlieni). The kittiwake made a flyby appearance while the [...]
Owl Banding Update: October 20–26
A Barred Owl banded in the fall of 2018 at WPBO. Well, this week's weather consisted of long cold nights of wet and windy weather, and we only banded one Barred Owl. [...]
Sightings Update 10/25/21
After an extended period of southerly winds and warm temperatures, the winds finally shifted, and at long last, it feels like late fall. American Tree Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos continue in good numbers. Joining them in increasing numbers this [...]
Week 10 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count
Waterbird Highlights: This week (October 15–21), we had 36 species of waterbirds, of which half of the diversity were waterfowl. Of the 30,000+ individuals counted, 13% were dabbling ducks such as Mallard, Northern Pintail, [...]
Owl Banding Update: October 13-19
The night of the 14th featured a nice flight with 11 Northern Saw-whet Owls and a Long-eared Owl banded. Since then, likely due to wet and windy conditions, we have only banded 10 more [...]
Sightings Update 10/18/21
A Peregrine Falcon preens its foot. Photo by Chris Neri Highlights: Brewer’s Blackbird and Forster’s Tern Four Forster’s Terns spent some time around the Point on Oct. 11, and a Brewer’s Blackbird was present on Oct. 14. [...]