Migration Counts

The great thing about the end of the season here is that things haven't completely slowed down, and there are still plenty of birds to see. Early mornings can reveal a beach teeming with shorebirds, along with several species of waterfowl still moving through. The morning of May 27 brought light winds, fairly clear [...]

The end of the count may be right around the corner, yet some of the best action was only beginning during this observation period. Starting on May 20, we were met with moderate northwest winds which overall led to reduced numbers for this time of the year. However, with this high pressure overhead, it [...]

We have reached the heart of May, bringing warmer temperatures and even more new birds! May 13 started slow though as steady winds out of the northwest essentially halted most bird movement. However, I was still treated to the striking white wings of both of our white-winged gulls! A very clean looking adult Iceland [...]

This observation period continued to bring new arrivals both over the water and back over land, as well as some exciting counts. This post kicks off on the overcast morning of May 6, where upon arriving at the station, I was greeted by a first-cycle Glaucous Gull amongst a few other gulls sitting along [...]

April turned into May during this observation period, with the birds continuing to tell the tale of seasons changing, despite the weather not. April 29 is the first day this post will cover, another day dominated by westerly winds. Moderate numbers of waterfowl were detected, and this was the first day of noticeable loon [...]