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 [...]
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A First Week’s Recap
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey on March 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
BLACK VULTURE!
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration, spring migration, Uncategorized, UP Rare Bird Reports on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Very exciting yesterday (25 April) was the passage of a Black Vulture past Brockway. A rare visitor to the Upper Peninsula there have been only 8 documented records A Black Vulture was reported at Brockway in 1991, but no documentation has been submitted to the Michigan Bird Records Committee for review. A crew of merry [...]
A Starry Expanse
Posted in Brockway Mountain, HMANA, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, spring migration on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A friend once told me that the stars in the night sky were among “one of the most lamentable losses of our time,” and I can’t help but agree. Light pollution is a very serious problem for stargazers in cities and their suburban environs. Growing up in lower New York, I always fancied the thought [...]
Might this bode well for a strong season?
Posted in Brockway Mountain, HMANA, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration, Uncategorized on March 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
March 15 proved to be a strong start to KRS’s 2011 count season, yielding 36 Bald Eagles and 1 Northern Goshawk in a little over six hours of observation. A female Snow Bunting also stopped by the hilltop for a breather this morning, while a displaying Common Raven near West Bluff passed the day chasing off [...]
And the Shack is up!
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Copper Country Audubon, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society, Michigan Audubon, raptor migration, spring migration on March 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Howdy all! It was so great to get back up to the top of Brockway. Arthur Green, Greg Cleary & I headed up the Mountain to assemble the counter’s shack. Brockway Mt. Drive is still snowed in from the winter leaving us but one option for the day- saddle up the sleds! Of course, many [...]
KRS- Spring 2011!
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Copper Country Audubon, Events, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society, Michigan Audubon, raptor migration, spring migration on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Howdy Brockwayphiles, It is an exciting time here at the Keweenaw Raptor Survey. The U.P. may be still locked in snow and ice, but the start of the spring count is fast approaching and we have been a bustling to make sure everything is ready for our sophomore year of the project. First the big [...]
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