Waterbird count updates: Windy April 25, foggy April 26
Tuesday, April 25 started out with several reasonably close flocks of Greater Scaup flying past the tip of Whitefish Point. All but one of the five Lesser Scaup seen that day were nestled in these [...]
Incredible Migration at the Hawk Deck!
Action on the hawk deck has completely exploded in the past week! With the arrival of our first Ospreys on the 19th, Broad-wings on the 22nd, and the thrilling addition of Swainson's Hawk on the 24th, [...]
Waterbird Numbers Increasing
The waterbird count has been picking up steam over the last week with several new arrivals in just the last few days. Today (April 24) we saw the first Caspian Terns of the season and [...]
Whitefish Point Sightings Report for April 14-20
Scaup, Wigeon and Tundra Swans by Skye Haas This week saw the start of the Waterbird Count on the 15th, though it was quite the rainy mess of a day. This has actually [...]
Owl Update 4/14/17
First Boreal Owl of the season. We mentioned in our last post that the forecast at the time contained both conditions that would keep us from being able to open the nets and [...]
Whitefish Point Sightings Report for April 7-13
Sandhill Crane by Skye Haas It has been a week of strong contrasts; either we have been shut out by harsh winter-like weather or it’s been beautiful spring days with classic Whitefish Point [...]