Winter site fidelity & updates from the 2021 Cohort: As we approach the end of November there is a lot of new and exciting information
Late fall continues to deliver significant movements of waterfowl, particularly Long-tailed Ducks and Redhead. Even as the the season winds down, counts are still exceptionally
Week 8!Our final week has arrived, and we are officially done with the 2022 Fall Owl Banding season. And boy what a season! This was
The fall season has progressed towards its final two weeks. Counts are starting to pick up significantly, dominated by movements of Long-tailed ducks and Redhead.
Well folks, we did it! This last week we managed to surpass a total of 600 Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO)! We had a couple of
The movement of waterbirds during migration season can be highly wind and weather dependent. This was certainly true on October 19th, as a perfect NW
The weather has finally cleared up and this week turned out to be busy. There was another big push of Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO). This
The week was defined by a consistent, strong SW wind. Counts continue to be productive, including considerable numbers of Loons, Redhead, and Scoters. Migrating dabblers
This past week has been a bit slow due to poor weather conditions. There were a couple of days where we were unable to open
This week has been incredibly busy for the waterbird count. A string of West winds has brought substantial aythya movements. On October 8th alone, over
We are officially halfway through our 2022 Fall banding season. Time is flying by so fast and the owls are on the move. Just in
The long wait is over! After patiently waiting and wondering where our Red-tailed Hawks went, we finally are starting to get some birds coming back
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