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Spring Waterbird Count 5/13-5/19: Week 5

Hi everyone! The 5th week of the waterbird count has flown by! I probably sound like a broken record at this point, but like other weeks, it was a mixed bag of exciting days and quiet moments. This is, unfortunately, my last full week as your waterbird counter. My last day of counting will [...]

2025-05-22T07:35:25-04:00May 21st, 2025|Migration Counts, Waterbird Count|Comments Off on Spring Waterbird Count 5/13-5/19: Week 5

Spring Waterbird Count 5/6-5/12 Week 4: Scoter Season

Week 4 of the Waterbird Count was very much a boom or bust week, with a few days of remarkable migration and a few days of calm and quiet. Red-throated Loon by Martina Nordstrand May 6th continued our theme from last week- lots of loons! With 588 loons counted, this day is [...]

2025-05-15T12:42:15-04:00May 14th, 2025|Migration Counts, Waterbird Count|Comments Off on Spring Waterbird Count 5/6-5/12 Week 4: Scoter Season

Spring Waterbird Count 4/29-5/5- Diver Days

It's hard to believe, but we are already halfway through the Spring Waterbird Count! The third week of the count was very eventful and full of highlights! Red-necked Grebes by Martina Nordstrand April 29th featured an exciting weather switch, with southwest winds overnight and into the first few hours of the count. [...]

2025-05-08T18:43:08-04:00May 7th, 2025|Migration Counts, Waterbird Count|Comments Off on Spring Waterbird Count 4/29-5/5- Diver Days

Spring Waterbird Count 4/22-4/28- Week 2

The second week of the Spring Waterbird Count saw the arrivals and peaks of many waterbirds, with many first-of-season sightings! Apr 22 was a quieter day, without much waterbird movement over the course of the day. I did have a few Green-winged Teal which are always a treat to see, and a decent crane [...]

2025-04-30T15:17:59-04:00April 29th, 2025|Migration Counts, Waterbird Count|Comments Off on Spring Waterbird Count 4/22-4/28- Week 2

Spring Waterbird Count 4/15-4/22- Week 1

Hi everyone, I am Martina Nordstrand, the Spring 2025 Waterbird Counter for Whitefish Point Bird Observatory! I'm excited to spend this spring counting at the Point and seeing some great visible migration over Lake Superior. I am originally from North Carolina, so when I arrived in Paradise last week, it was definitely a change [...]

2025-04-30T06:21:37-04:00April 23rd, 2025|Migration Counts, Waterbird Count|Comments Off on Spring Waterbird Count 4/15-4/22- Week 1

Waterbird Count Week 7 Update (5/23-5/29)

Spring migration is coming to a close at Whitefish Point, but that doesn't mean the excitement is gone. Waterbird numbers have begun to drop, with only loons, mergansers, geese, and some shorebirds being reliable each day. One of the highlights at the season's end has been large pushes of Whimbrels; the evening flight on [...]

2024-05-30T09:49:40-04:00May 30th, 2024|Migration Counts, Waterbird Count|Comments Off on Waterbird Count Week 7 Update (5/23-5/29)

Waterbird Count Week 6 Update (5/16-5/22)

It's been an exciting week at the Point, with many of our later migrants starting to hit hard and many of our irregular migrants starting to show up. Our second wave of Canada Geese is in full swing, with over 3,000 individuals being seen over the last three days. White-winged Scoters are still passing [...]

2024-05-23T13:09:03-04:00May 23rd, 2024|Migration Counts, Waterbird Count|Comments Off on Waterbird Count Week 6 Update (5/16-5/22)

Waterbird Count Week 5 Update (5/9-5/15)

Prevailing north winds have kept this past week fairly slow, with little changing in terms of species diversity. The numbers of White-winged Scoters and Long-tailed Ducks are slowly increasing, with the number of loons and grebes slowly decreasing. Red-breasted Mergansers have also begun to move in pretty good numbers, with May 13 netting 440 [...]

2024-05-16T10:23:08-04:00May 16th, 2024|Migration Counts, Waterbird Count|Comments Off on Waterbird Count Week 5 Update (5/9-5/15)

Waterbird Count Week 4 Update (5/2-5/8)

Plenty of birds have been migrating this week. Most days saw triple-digit numbers of loons, although none beat last week's high count. Many ducks seem to be tapering off this week, with only a handful of dabblers and scaup being seen each day. May 3 saw the biggest push of Bufflehead for the season, [...]

2024-05-09T09:24:29-04:00May 9th, 2024|Migration Counts, Waterbird Count|Comments Off on Waterbird Count Week 4 Update (5/2-5/8)

Waterbird Count Week 3 Update (4/25-5/1)

It's been a busy week for waterbirds! Despite the rainy weather, we have seen several big pushes over the last week. April 27 saw what will probably be the biggest push of scaup this season, with 656 birds (mostly Greater Scaup) passing the Point. This week also saw increasing numbers of White-winged Scoters as well as the season's first Surf [...]

2024-05-08T15:03:24-04:00May 2nd, 2024|Migration Counts, Waterbird Count|Comments Off on Waterbird Count Week 3 Update (4/25-5/1)
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