Wow, what a week! We started the night of the 21st by catching a sharp-shinned hawk just after all the nets were opened. A beautiful
This week marks one month into the waterbird count. As it stands, a total of 576 migrating Common Loons have been observed! Red-necked Grebes numbers
Here on Point LaBarbe the fall season of owl banding for 2022 has made its start! Before we get into the details of how the
The count has picked up well, with W/NW winds providing many productive morning flights. Over 100 migrating loons have been observed this week alone! The
Waterbird migration was particularly stagnant for most of this week. Calm winds, and a lack of storm fronts pushing through the area, has resulted in
The count is progressing well, even with many days of strong South winds throughout this week. There is much to look forward to as momentum
The 2022 fall migration of monarch butterflies has begun, and for the fourth year in a row,MSRW volunteers will be attempting to tag many of
The first week of the MSRW Waterbird Count has come to a close! Weather is still warm in the straits but migration is well underway.
Yesterday began another hawk watching season at Point Labarbe and despite the warm, muggy conditions a decent number of birds were active during the day.
Red-tailed Hawk Movement Update As was the case in 2021, we once again set out to deploy transmitters on adult birds in 2022. One of
Red-tailed Hawk Summer Movement Update The spring of 2022 marked the second season studying the movement ecology of Red-tailed Hawks in the Straits region. This
This summer with the concerns about avian influenza and the price of gasoline, a reduced number of Am. Kestrel nest boxes were checked in northern
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