Just like that another spring season is in the books. This spring marked the third year in which we were deploying transmitters on adult Red-tailed
Although waterbird diversity had declined, the final days of the count were considerably productive. Staging Long-tailed Ducks still number in the thousands through mid-May. Red-breasted
Well, folks, that’s a wrap! The 2023 diurnal raptor banding season came to a close yesterday, May 28th. The weather this spring made for an
An impressive flight of migrating loons was the highlight for this week. Over 600 Common Loons were tallied, including an impressive 236 headed West past
Most of the past week kept us fairly busy, with large numbers of juvenile raptors moving through the straits. It’s fairly typically to have big
Another spring has come and went, and the owl nets are taken down once more. Predictably captures at the end of the season were low,
As we enter the last few weeks of the count, many waterbirds have entered (or are winding down from) their peak flights. Plenty of busy
Well, the weather sure didn’t cooperate very much since Monday. Nick and I were only able to band four days out of the past six,
100th owl of the season banded! Also our third barred owl of the season. Owl migration appears to be slowing down, with some individuals trickling
Last week got off to a very slow start with Nick and I having to open late and close early a few days due to
Rainy nights have hindered owl netting attempts recently, so owl numbers this week remain low. It appears movement has been reduced to a feathery trickle.
Spring migration has been stalled for much of this week. Colder winds from the North have resulted in less movement. Gull diversity continues to add
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