Sandy Planisek, editor of the Mackinaw News, spent an afternoon in the blind with Nick and wrote a nice article about her experience. We’ve extracted
This past week, eight Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO) were banded. As would be expected for the final week of the season, this week was relatively
This the week, six Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO) were banded and one was recaptured. It was a relatively slow week, marked by the first full
This week’s owl captures picked up from last week, mostly thanks to five captures on the night of the 24th. For the week, nine Northern
Owl migration appears to have slowed during the 5th week of owl banding. I banded six Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO), recaptured one NSWO, and banded one
Today, I was lucky to witness a very cool interaction between the family of crows living at Fort Holmes and many of the migrating raptors
Red-tailed Hawk Movement Update As I mentioned in my last post many of our tagged birds from 2021 have initiated their Spring migration over the
The past two weeks of owl banding at Mill Creek have gone smoothly, although precipitation has continued to prevent sampling on many nights. Fortunately, the
Red-tailed Hawk Spring migration update It’s that time of year again when many birds began the arduous journey North in the hopes of returning to
The second week of owl banding at Mill Creek was characterized by bad weather, from all types of precipitation to temperatures below the cutoff of
In 2021, the count at Fort Holmes on Mackinac Island started on the 23rd of March. Now, after reaching that date, we can get a
Friends, Colleagues and Supporters of MSRW: It is with a heavy heart that I write today to let you know that on Saturday, March 19,
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