Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch (MSRW) founding member Kathy Bricker will retire from her key role on the Board of the Raptor Watch effective February 1,
Friends and Colleagues of Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch: I am happy to announce that as of January 1, Scott Davis has joined MSRW as its
As we come to the end of this year, we now have full cycle tracks for five of our tagged Red-tailed Hawks. Determining their location
It’s official, the fall owl banding season is over. We took down the nets today and closed up the camper which Ed then hauled away
On the 8th I started my initial morning scan over the water at McGulpin Point and my eye was caught by a deer’s head poking
I have come across a porcupine so many times while checking the nets at the TC site that I have taken to calling it Porky.
I’ve often been asked what I do to occupy my time during the count when it’s slow. One of the things that I enjoy doing
We were spoiled during the first month of saw whet banding. From 9/21 through 10/21 we captured 373 Northern Saw Whet Owls. In the two
I’ve never seen a Sharp-tailed Grouse before and was really hoping to see one while I was here in Michigan before I go back east.
On October 31st Common Loons came in droves to spend part of their Halloween at the straits. Heavy winds came from the northwest bringing intermittent
As we transition from October to November there is a lot to report on with our Red-tails as they head towards their wintering grounds. So
Before this banding season began my expectation was that we would catch 400 saw whets. Maybe even get to 500 if we were lucky. Last
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