Owl Update 8/21/2024
After the record July for juvenile Norther Saw-whet Owls (NSWO), August has continued to be slow. There was some poor weather conditions this past week, but it is clear that the owls are winding [...]
Owl Update 8/14/2024
We simply don’t have a lot of news to share this week. The biggest news was that we had our second and third nights off this season. The juvenile Northern Saw-whet Owls have continued [...]
Piping Plover Week 13 Update
For the past two weeks, Whitefish Point has been virtually ploverless. On August 5, a fledgling from Vermilion stopped by for a brief rest and has not returned since. The exclosure at the [...]
Owl Update 8/7/2024
After experiencing a record month for juvenile Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO) in July, August unfortunately began with a whimper. As those in the region know, August started hot and humid. The first three nights [...]
Piping Plover Week 12 Update
It appears that the Piping Plover breeding season is practically at its close. I last saw Little Bill Bob with his chick on July 28. Now, I hike the beach from end to end, [...]
Owl Update 7/31/2024
We believed the juvenile Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO) had peaked last week after experiencing the third biggest night for them when we banded 46 on July 18. We were wrong. We banded 53 on [...]