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 [...]
Shorebird diversity picking up
Shorebird diversity at the point has been on the upswing the last few days, with Black-bellied Plover and Short-billed Dowitcher seen flying past the tip on Wednesday, May 11, and Semipalmated Plover and Dunlin spotted [...]
Sharpies and Swainson’s
Sharp-shinned Hawk, photo by Ted Keyel Hello everyone, We have been having some great days at the hawkwatch, despite still not having a single day with southwest winds. While the winds may not [...]
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (5/9)
Eurasian Tree Sparrow by Skye Haas While not completely unexpected, the manner in which Whitefish Point gained it's 8th record of Eurasian Tree Sparrow was a bit of a surprise. This afternoon when [...]