Fall Migration

Sightings Update 10/11/21

Highlights: Townsend’s Solitaire, Willet, and Red-headed Woodpecker We continue to experience unseasonably warm weather and southerly winds. Despite the unfavorable conditions for southward migration, there have been some good sightings this past week. The Ash-throated Flycatcher first found on Oct. 2 remained through Oct. 6. A Willet was present Oct. 4–6. On Oct. 7, Townsend’s Solitaire and a Red-headed Woodpecker made brief appearances. [...]

2021-10-11T08:55:54-04:00October 11th, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Sightings Update 10/11/21

Week 3 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Waterbird Highlights: This week (Aug. 28–Sept. 2), 36 species (+1 other taxa) of waterbirds have passed by the Point. If you have been keeping up with Dunkadoo numbers, you are probably wondering where all the Red-necked Grebes are! We are wondering the same thing. This time last year, there had already been over 5,000 individuals; this [...]

2021-09-03T10:06:57-04:00September 3rd, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Week 3 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count
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