Chippewa County Kirk Zulfelt found a 1st year KING EIDER* at the mouth of the Tahquamenon River on November 6th along with 4 TUNDRA SWANS, as well as a TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE at Whitefish Point and a male SPRUCE GROUSE on Farm Truck Road. The KING EIDER* was seen again on the 7th. Kirk also reported [...]
Archive for November, 2009
UP Rare Bird Report for November 15
Posted in UP Rare Bird Reports, tagged birding, hawks, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, Michigan, raptor migration, rare bird report, Upper Peninsula on November 17, 2009 | Comments Off
Keynote speaker announced for WPBO Spring Fling 2010
Posted in Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, tagged Michigan, raptors, Spring Fling, spring migration, Upper Peninsula, Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, WPBO on November 13, 2009 | Comments Off
Spring Fling is the annual event of the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. Spring Fling 2010 takes place April 23 – 25 at Whitefish Point, near Paradise, Michigan. The following is a biography of the 2010 Keynote Speaker, Norman Smith. For more information, visit: http://wpbo.org/springfling Norman Smith, Director Blue Hills Trailside Museum & Norman Smith Environmental [...]
Michigan Hawk Watch sites
Posted in Fall Migration, HMANA, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration, spring migration, tagged hawks, HMANA, Michigan, raptor migration on November 12, 2009 | Comments Off
Zoom in on this map from HMANA to see the variety of registered Hawk Watch sites in Michigan. Note that Brockway Mountain is not currently registered, but will be for the Spring 2010 migration season. Also, noteworthy is the density of sites in Southeast Lower Michigan, where the annual hawk counts receive strong support.
Spring 2009 raptor summary for Whitefish Point
Posted in Fall Migration, raptor migration, spring migration, Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, tagged eagles, falcons, hawks, Michigan, owls, raptors, Upper Peninsula, Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, WPBO on November 6, 2009 | Comments Off
The Spring raptor count conducted by the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory always yields impressive results. As one of North America’s most traveled migratory funnels, the Point has been home to WPBO bird counts for over 30 years. Here are the totals for Spring 2009: Turkey Vulture: 370 Osprey: 56 Bald Eagle: 400 Northern Harrier: 522 [...]
2010 MiBCI Ornithological Congress
Posted in Michigan Audubon, Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative, tagged bird conservation, MIBCI, Michigan, Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative, Ornithological Congress on November 5, 2009 | Comments Off
Mark your calendars for the 2010 Ornithological Congress, organized by the Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative. The 2010 Congress will be held April 7 – 10 at North Central Michigan College in Petoskey, Michigan. Planning for the 2010 Ornithological Congress is underway with an agenda that will include a wildlife art fair and symposia on bird monitoring, [...]
HMANA Winter Raptor Survey
Posted in HMANA, tagged hawks, HMANA, Michigan, raptor migration, winter raptor survey on November 3, 2009 | Comments Off
Join the Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) in an effort to survey raptors during Winter 2009-2010. Birders are invited to participate in this citizen science effort by downloading directions and field data sheets via the links below. Results will be published in Hawk Migration Studies, the publication of HMANA. Forms and directions: Directions [...]
UP Rare Bird Report for October 31
Posted in UP Rare Bird Reports, tagged birding, hawks, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, Michigan, raptor migration, rare bird report, Upper Peninsula on November 2, 2009 | Comments Off
Another autumn is drawing to a close in the northwoods. Sparrows and shorebirds are almost gone, and warblers have become but a memory of good times past. Late migrants and wintering species have begun to arrive, but for many species, particularly finches, numbers have been low so far. WPBO reported the first Common Redpolls of [...]
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