When I woke up Tuesday morning, I found my cabin without power. A peek outside my window confirmed a storm had swept through in the few short hours I’d been asleep. It seems an interesting day lay ahead. I was barely a minute up the mountain in my car when I saw the clear ice-encrusted [...]
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Something Wicked This Way Blows
Posted in Brockway Mountain on March 29, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Brockway: Often “All Or Nothing”
Posted in Brockway Mountain on March 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Slim pickings, indeed! Since my last post (the morning of March 22), we’ve recorded only 22 eastbound raptors; 14 Bald Eagle, 1 Northern Harrier, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 5 Red-tailed Hawk, and 1 Golden Eagle. We’ve also seen some shoddy weather, with two days of less-than-stellar visibility and some weather more typical of March, with temperatures dropping [...]
A First Week’s Recap
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey on March 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you who’ve been following us on HawkCount, then I probably don’t need to go into the gory details. For those who haven’t, I’ll touch on a few highlights of our first week atop Brockway in 2012. First, the Bagle Eagle flights have been outstanding! Numbers as of this evening (March 21) put [...]
Embarking On A New Season
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey on March 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The results from the first count day of the season are in! It’s a modest start, but I’m liking it. While seeing Bald Eagle in abundance isn’t unusual this time of year, the Rough-legged Hawk is a bit early. In fact, we’re only one day shy of the Spring Earliest Arrival Date (SEAD) for the [...]
Coming (Very) Soon! KRS Spring 2012
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey on March 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Things only seem quiet here! The count shelter was erected on Brockway’s West Bluff earlier this month. Arrangements for lodging & snowmobile have been finalized. And that guy from New York is back in Copper Harbor gearing up for another season. With only two days to go before we start the count, we hope you’re [...]
Spring 2011: FINAL RESULTS!
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey on July 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I wanted to tell you earlier. I really did! In fact, I wanted to shout the results for this spring’s count from the rooftops! But, a feeling inside me implored me to wait: audit the data first, ensure that the count forms have been faithfully transcribed electronically. It may mean the news isn’t as timely [...]
A Season’s End
Posted in Brockway Mountain on June 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today, June 15, marked the last day of the 2011 count at Brockway Mountain. In a few days I’ll be returning to New York, and I’ll admit I’m not entirely looking forward to going back! It has been a distinct pleasure for me to serve as this year’s counter at Brockway Mountain; what a privilege [...]
May 5th- the big day…….
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration, spring migration, UP Rare Bird Reports on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There was just a spectacular hawk flight on May 5th at Brockway Mountain. We tallied in 2528 east-bound raptors, as well as 123 Common Loons. 15 Bohemian Waxwings were nice to see and getting a touch on the late side for them to still be around. Raptor-wise the highlights were 2 SWAINSON’S HAWKS (1 light [...]
Bleak SS Days (cont.)
Posted in Brockway Mountain on May 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
May 1′s Sharp-shinned Hawk flight seemed to pick right up from April 30′s strong showing, but strangely, in the opposite direction! Where we had 185 eastbound birds and only 13 westbound birds on Saturday, Sunday brought only 30 eastbound birds and 131 westbound birds; that Sunday westbound count is nearly 71% of the Saturday eastbound count! Wow! With [...]
Bleak SS Days . . .
Posted in Brockway Mountain on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A bleak sky? For sure! Today, we spent the day shielding our eyes from the wind-blown particles of eroded conglomerate blown off the ridge face by nearly constant 35+ mph southeasterly winds. My usually sturdy scope tripod was blown to the ground with ease, and it seemed as if I was routinely chasing down an [...]
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