A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
I am sure you have heard the expression "a picture is worth a thousand words" but, have you ever asked yourself how much a picture costs? These days, I am just as likely to [...]
Owl Update 4/22/2021
This past week started with some productive nights, but then strong north winds and periods of snow shut down the owl migration for a few nights. That said, along with more saw-whets and long-eareds, [...]
North Winds
It never ceases to amaze me how dependent a day, or even a week, can be on the weather. Only by spending every entire day outside can one even begin to appreciate how sheltered [...]
Owl Update 4/15/2021
Although the pace has slowed since we had an 88 owl night on April 6, the owls have been surprisingly consistent this past week. We say surprisingly because we've experienced varying weather conditions recently, [...]
Taking Notes
Last week was a stellar week for raptor migration here at Whitefish Point — a week that predicted nothing but rain turned into a week of nothing but birds, birds, and more birds! Rough-legged [...]
Owl Update 4/8/2021
April has started with a bit of a bang. In the last week, we have captured 248 owls. This brings the season's banding totals to 332 Northern Saw-whet Owls, 80 Long-eared Owls, and seven [...]