Field Notes

This blog is your go-to for recent sightings at the Point, including both the usual suspects and the rare species that have been spotted, more in-depth looks at the habitats found here, educational programming being offered, and more. The unique juxtaposition of land and water at the Point funnels many birds through WPBO and over 340 species have been identified at the Point. Be sure to check this blog for regular updates!

Sighting Report for Whitefish Point Apr 11-22, 2016

  Here is the sightings report for the period of April 11-22. After all migration was completely halted  due to winter-like conditions for the first half of April, a powerful warm front finally got birds moving again and there were several days that migrant birds, particularly hawks and cranes flooded over Whitefish Point. The Waterbird [...]

2016-04-23T00:25:06-04:00April 23rd, 2016|Field Notes|3 Comments

Summary of the start of the Spring 2016 season

Sightings report for March 15th-April 10th Golden Eagle by Ted Keyel Greetings! Thank you for your patience as we prepared this new website, but now that we are up and running, let the bird sightings pour forth! It’s been quite the ride weather-wise this season, two days before the start of the count [...]

2018-01-12T13:08:13-05:00April 13th, 2016|Field Notes|1 Comment
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