Hawks are back at the Point!
The hawk count has finally come alive! The slowdown began the final week of March. It continued into the first week of April, when 47 hours of ceaseless searching yielded a meager total of 23 [...]
Owl Update April 30
by Chris Neri & Nova Mackentley We want to start by thanking everyone who attended Spring Fling this past weekend. Your support, interest and encouragement is truly appreciated. Although we’ve given a presentation on WPBO’s long [...]
Waterbird migration may finally be starting!
By Louie Dombroski Almost one week into the waterbird count, there is still little to report. There were some hopeful signs in March and early April with a few (very [...]
Owl Update 4/21/18
By Chris Neri and Nova Mackentley Northern Saw-whet Owl, Photo Chris Neri We had hoped by waiting out the winter storm we might have some good news to report. Unfortunately, [...]
Sightings Report for April 6-15, 2018
By Skye Haas, 2018 Spring Field Ornithologist And I thought there was little to report in my last update! Very little bird migration has occurred in April so far. Persistent north winds and [...]
A Slow Start to April
By Gary Palmer, 2018 Spring Hawk Counter After a solid start to the count in March, migration is suddenly far behind schedule here at the Point. Eight days into April [...]