Big Day and a Very Rare Visitor
Watching waterbirds is always an unpredictable endeavor, and can be quite the exercise in patience. The past week has held great examples of the days that make the seemingly endless hours of tedium all worth [...]
October 13-22
Hello all: Since our last post the weather has once again showed us who is boss, keeping us closed 5 out of the last 9 days. Last night, October 21, was the first night we [...]
Sightings 10/18/18
Say's Phoebe & American Avocet. Yellow-throated Warbler & Harris's Sparrow. Townsend's Solitaire. Highlights: Say's Phoebe, American Avocet, Yellow-throated Warbler, Harris's Sparrow and Townsend's Solitaire. October is often a great [...]
First snow on the waterbird count!
Today was the first day snow fell on me during the waterbird count! I saw snow across Lake Superior in Canada’s Algoma Highlands on September 29, over two weeks ago, and Saturday was the first [...]
Fall 2018 Banding
Hello all: We are finally getting our blog access up and running here at the Point and thought we would give you all an update on our season so far. I'm not gonna lie, this [...]
Sightings update 10/8/18
Highlights: Summer Tanager & Lark Sparrow (photo above) I don't know how I let so much time pass by, but I did and there's nothing to do for it now except to jump right in. A [...]