Waterbird Count Week 1 (15-21 April): The Welcomings
This is my third spring conducting WPBO’s spring waterbird count. I am delighted to be back, for I love Whitefish Point, and in particular, I love observing spring migration here. The season is short, [...]
Owl Update 4/20/2022
Well, there's no real reason to sugarcoat our disappointment over this past week's results. The weather is really starting to get the better of us. I don't remember a season in my previous 20 [...]
The Blue and the Gray
The snow falls sideways here at Whitefish Point. Two miles down the road, I can look out my bedroom window and see a light snowfall drifting out of the sky, and it's the kind [...]
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 [...]