Signs of Spring: 03/23/19 – 03/26/19
Highlights: Red-winged Blackbird – American Goldfinch – Close Bald Eagle Encounter There is something truly magical about cresting a hill and seeing an adult Bald Eagle flying directly towards me over the frozen lake. [...]
A New Season
The new WPBO hawk counting season began March 15, and I was excited to get started right away. Unfortunately the weather had other ideas, greeting us with high winds and few birds those first couple [...]
A Slow Start: Sightings 03/15/19 – 03/22/19
Part of a flock of approximately 47 Common Redpoll. Photo by Charlotte R. Catalano Two Pine Grosbeaks atop a frost-covered Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana). Photo by Charlotte R. Catalano HIGHLIGHTS: [...]
Start of the Owl Banding Season
After a particularly cold February and start to March we have experienced some periods of better weather during the start of the season. Despite fairly good conditions during the first two nights that we were [...]
Ducky Days Continue at the Point
With just over a week left in the season, the makeup of migrants counted from the waterbird shack has continued to change. Long-tailed Ducks are still being seen in triple-digit totals regularly, and are by [...]
Fall banding wrap-up
Hello all: The banding season official came to a close on October 31. Since our last post on October 22, we added 11 Northern Saw-Whet Owls to our season totals. The biggest push for these [...]