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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!

Sightings update 10/8/18

Highlights: Summer Tanager & Lark Sparrow (photo above) I don't know how I let so much time pass by, but I did and there's nothing to do for it now except to jump right in. A Summer Tanager was photographed on September 17 and was surprisingly relocated for the first time on the 25th. It was [...]

2018-10-08T17:52:43-04:00October 8th, 2018|Field Notes|Comments Off on Sightings update 10/8/18
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Sightings Report for April 16th- May 3rd

American Wigeon by Skye Haas Greetings! Sorry for the long delay in blog posts, we were hit with a website issue right before Spring Fling and unable to get it worked out until now. Spring Fling was a good old time; it was great to connect with all our birder friends new and [...]

2018-05-06T21:47:32-04:00May 6th, 2018|Field Notes|Comments Off on Sightings Report for April 16th- May 3rd
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Sightings Report for April 6-15, 2018

By Skye Haas, 2018 Spring Field Ornithologist And I thought there was little to report in my last update! Very little bird migration has occurred in April so far. Persistent north winds and frequent snow showers have plagued the research programs here at WPBO, and we have been setting some new late arrival [...]

2018-04-17T11:48:23-04:00April 17th, 2018|Field Notes|Comments Off on Sightings Report for April 6-15, 2018
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Whitefish Point Sightings Report for March 30-April 5

By Skye Haas, Spring Field Ornithologist Sadly, there is not too much to report this week. We are stuck in a long-term holding pattern of cold north winds, and periodic snowstorms. We did get a few new season birds, with a trio of COMMON GOLDENEYE over the hawk deck on [...]

2018-04-09T11:59:08-04:00April 9th, 2018|Field Notes|Comments Off on Whitefish Point Sightings Report for March 30-April 5
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Whitefish Point Sightings Report for March 22-29, 2018

By Skye Haas, 2018 Spring Field Ornithologist Hello everyone, here is the weekly sightings report for March 22-29. Aside from a few brief days of a welcomed warm-up, it remains very wintery up here at Whitefish Point. There has been some snow melt, and while the bay is still locked [...]

2018-03-30T09:10:48-04:00March 30th, 2018|Field Notes|Comments Off on Whitefish Point Sightings Report for March 22-29, 2018
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Whitefish Point Sightings Report for March 15-21, 2018

By Skye Haas, 2018 Spring Ornithologist Spruce Grouse, Photo Skye Haas Greetings! Whitefish Point Bird Observatory kicked off its 2018 spring season on March 15, albeit it was pretty cold and snowy that day. Conditions are still very wintery up here, with about 3-4 feet of snow on the [...]

2018-03-22T09:42:20-04:00March 22nd, 2018|Field Notes|Comments Off on Whitefish Point Sightings Report for March 15-21, 2018
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Whitefish Point Sightings Report for May 27th-June 4th

White-winged Scoters by Skye Haas Greetings! Here is the last Whitefish Point Sightings Report for the spring 2017 season. But first I just want to thank and congratulate the WPBO staff for their hard work and long hours that they put in this season. From freezing temperatures to hordes of biting insects, the [...]

2018-01-12T13:05:16-05:00July 3rd, 2017|Field Notes|Comments Off on Whitefish Point Sightings Report for May 27th-June 4th
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Whitefish Point Sightings Report for May 27th-June 4th

White-winged Scoters by Skye Haas Greetings! Here is the last Whitefish Point Sightings Report for the spring 2017 season. But first I just want to thank and congratulate the WPBO staff for their hard work and long hours that they put in this season. From freezing temperatures to hordes of biting insects, the [...]

2017-06-09T10:04:02-04:00June 9th, 2017|Field Notes|1 Comment
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Whitefish Point Sightings Report for May 20-26th.

Greetings! The season here at Whitefish is rapidly coming to a close, though we are still a little puzzled as to where some of the birds are yet. It’s been a great migration for many species, but warblers have still been low numbers and vireos and flycatchers have been near absent so far. What little [...]

2017-05-26T23:33:00-04:00May 26th, 2017|Field Notes|Comments Off on Whitefish Point Sightings Report for May 20-26th.
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Whitefish Point Sightings Report for May 9-19th

Greetings! I would like to start this week’s report off again with a plea for support for our annual Birdathon! We are now taking pledges for the event where we head out to see how many bird species we can find in a 24 hour period to raise funds for the count and banding projects [...]

2017-05-20T23:36:47-04:00May 20th, 2017|Field Notes|1 Comment
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