Whitefish Point Sightings Report for April 1-6
Common Merganser by Skye Haas Greetings folks, here is this week’s sightings report. It has been another decent week at the Point; the first part of the week saw some decent hawk and [...]
Signs of Spring!
Rough-legged Hawk by Skye Haas Since my last post things have begun really heating up at the point! In the past week three new raptors have been added to our season totals. March [...]
Owl update 3/31/17
The first Barred Owl of the season. It's hard to believe, but in less than an hour it will be April. While it still does not feel like spring in the woods at [...]
Whitefish Point Sightings Report for March 24-31
Greetings, here is the sightings report for the week of March 24-31. Spring has been chipping away at the edges of winter up here, and the snow, while still a few feet deep in some [...]
A slow and steady March toward spring
March, as I have been learning firsthand, can be a rather hit-or-miss time on the hawk deck. Diurnal migration is highly dependent on prevailing weather conditions, especially when it comes to early season short-distance migrants. The [...]
Spring Owl Banding Beginning
Chris and I are very happy to be back here at WPBO for our 13th and 16th springs, respectively...good grief, that is a long time! Anyway, this year there is quite a bit of snow [...]