Owl Update 4/1/2020
Although the recent weather patterns have not been particularly good for banding, the owls have remained fairly steady. The weather has also cooperated by giving us a few nights off this season, which our legs [...]
True North
They say that March "Comes in like an Eagle, goes out like a Dove"… that is what they say, right? Well, regardless of what they say, that's what I, your friendly neighborhood hawk counter likes [...]
Owl Update 3/25/2020
The March nights have continued to be productive since our first post, and we've seen the first signs of the diversity that makes Whitefish Point such an amazing owl migration site. A couple of hours [...]
The Hermit of the Hawk Shack
There is nothing like a gray day to set one's mind on a contemplative path and the first week of the hawk count certainly provided me with a string of them. Luckily for me, a [...]
Spring Owl Banding 2020 Begins
The start of the season is always an exciting time, but we have to admit that when mid-March still feels like the dead of winter our enthusiasm is affected. Thankfully, conditions are not too bad [...]
Welcome to Paradise
Welcome to the Spring 2020 hawk watch. My name is Rich Couse and this season I will be your hawk counter, birdy blogger, and all-around Voice from the Hawk Deck at Michigan Audubon's Whitefish Point [...]