Owl Update 4/8/2020
The recent nights have regularly been filled with hoots, honks, howls, wing-claps, wing-twitterings, and peents as spring continues to return to the Point a bit early this year. The owl migration has produced a bit [...]
Old Home Week
What exactly is it about a sunny day that seems to bring out the best in everything? From people to plants, and of course, to birds, the entire world rejoices in the splendor of bright [...]
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 [...]