Our Plover Chicks Have Hatched!
Photo by Sara Harrington Over the fourth of July weekend, the Piping Plover chicks at Whitefish Point hatched! Sara Harrington is providing short presentations on the life history and recovery efforts of this endangered [...]
Whitefish Point sightings for May 13-21
Greetings! This is the Whitefish Point sightings summary for May 13-21st. It’s safe to say that the weather has not been our friend this month. Primarily north winds have continued until the 18th, and last [...]
Penultimate Stretch
Young, dark Red-tailed Hawk. photo by Ted Keyel Hello Everyone! Things have been going pretty well from the hawkdeck. On May 19th, we witnessed our largest Broad-winged Hawk kettle so far this season, [...]
Scoter Flights, Morning and Evening
White-winged and Surf Scoters, May 19, 2016. Photo by Ted Keyel. After many days of north winds, a break in the weather a few days ago gave us a big push of migrating [...]
Owl Banding Update May 14
Well, it looks like the push of Long-eared Owls that we have experienced over the last month has come to an end. The main push started on April 12 and ended on May 11. During [...]
Whitefish Sightings Report for May 6th-12th
Greetings! This is the weekly summary of Whitefish Point sightings for May 6-7th. Again (and again and again….) the winds haven’t been exactly favorable for migration, but the birds still continue to arrive. While the [...]