It’s surprising to me that today marks one month since the start of the Fall Waterfowl Count. Time has gone by so fast and I’ve
The hawks are beginning to pass over the Straits of Mackinac as they migrate south for thewinter. MSRW staff have been counting those hawks daily
On August 22nd at McGulpin Point, I had the best raptor day so far. I had 5 species of raptors flyover, including Bald Eagles (13),
August 24, 2021 Today was the first day of actually getting some sizeable flocks coming through. The migrants for the day were 218 red-necked grebes
Although the weather has not been the best for migration, we are seeing some birds at Point La Barbe. Since the start on August 20,
Graham Point is quite different from McGulpin point. The sun shines directly for most of the day, which at this time of year is a
I am so happy to be here conducting the 2021 Mackinac Waterfowl Count! My name is Ty Sharrow and I’m from northeast Pennsylvania. This past
This past Spring MSRW embarked on a new project to study migratory Red-tailed Hawks. We deployed GPS transmitters this past Spring on adult birds migrating
Season Summary: Spring migration banding for diurnal raptors began on March 29th and ended on May 30th. A total of 52 days of trapping resulted
As my time on the island in coming to and end, many people are interested in the numbers so far. In general, my species variety
As the season winds down there is no shortage of action at the raptor station. Late spring migration can sometimes be better for catching raptors
As we near the mid-way point in May our raptor banding season is still going strong! My last update was on April 28th and at
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