Fall Field Ornithologist Update: Week 1
Fall passerine surveys at WPBO are underway! Join me Saturday-Wednesday at sunrise on the hawkwatch platform to observe migratory songbirds in morning flight. This is the second inaugural count season, focused on studying the [...]
Fall Waterbird Count 8/15-8/18–First Four Days, First Four Thousand Birds
The first four days of the count this year have been off to a great start! On August 16, more than 200 Ring-billed Gulls moved past the Point, along with smaller numbers of American [...]
Piping Plover Updates Week 12
When I arrived at Whitefish Point from Minnesota on May 11, I was nervous to begin my first monitoring season. There had only been a handful of Piping Plover sightings, and patches of snow [...]
Piping Plover Updates Week 11
With only one Piping Plover remaining at Whitefish Point, this week marked the beginning of a new chapter. As migration season ramps up, the beach has become busier with shorebirds passing through, and our [...]
Piping Plover Updates Week 10
It's hard to believe it's already week 10... It feels like yesterday we were putting up the psychological fencing before the pair had even established a nest, hoping we wouldn't have to move the [...]
Piping Plover Updates Week 9
It's been another exciting week at the Point, full of milestones for our favorite little Piping Plover family. The last remaining chick - who I've nicknamed "Butters"- continues to grow stronger and more independent [...]