The Season has Begun!
Greetings from Whitefish Point! Pine Grosbeak by Skye Haas We are excited to be kicking off WPBO's 38th year of spring migration research! Of course, it doesn't feel too much like spring just [...]
Fall 2016 Waterbird Count Summary
The 2016 fall waterbird count was a record breaker! In terms of waterbird species, we broke the previous record of 80, with a season total of 82. In terms of numbers, we had the second [...]
The Birds are Leaving
It's that time of year again; the count ends and the birds leave. Well, maybe there are still some birds hanging on up here. As expected, the waterbird counts were relatively slow throughout the last [...]
A Great Start to November
November can be a slow month for waterbird migration here at the point. Luckily, this November has started off quickly with lots of good birds and a good flight. For the point, November is the [...]
End of Season
The owl season ended for us here at Whitefish Point on the night of October 30th. Although, I am sure there will be more owls moving through the area, which is pretty frustrating considering on [...]
Another Boreal
We had a better stretch of weather the last few nights which led to some better nights of netting. The last two nights treated us to some calm north winds. We even had a chance [...]