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 [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
The Closing Days of Winter
Posted in Brockway Mountain, raptor migration, spring migration, Uncategorized on March 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Temperatures these past few days have been creeping upward, and not only have I been dispensing with hat and gloves, but I now rarely finish my thermos of hot tea before the day’s count is over. And while the remaining snow on Brockway Mountain Drive’s east end is surely frozen in the morning, come afternoon [...]
High Time and Brisk Breezes . . .
Posted in Brockway Mountain, raptor migration, spring migration on March 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
March 20 was a day of gale force south-by-southeast winds, with gusts as high as 56 mph turning garden-variety snow into stinging embers against exposed skin. No one would have blamed me if I packed up and went home, but I really wanted to know something: Would anything fly in this weather? Yes! 11 [...]
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 [...]
Counter position now closed
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration, spring migration on January 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The position is now closed for applicants for the spring 2011 counter. Thank you all to those who applied. We will be announcing the counter soon. Stand by for more frequent posts as we gear up for the spring season. Only 50 more days until the start of the count!
Golden Eagle Tracking Project
Posted in raptor migration on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a while since there was an update on the two tagged Golden Eagles by Dr. Mark Martell of Minnesota Audubon. Here are a series of updates about the birds. surprisingly, they are not yet in active migration despite being in northern Canada. As summer is drawing to a close here we are [...]
Fall Update from KRS
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Copper Country Audubon, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society, Michigan Audubon, raptor migration, spring migration, tagged Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, Upper Peninsula on October 18, 2010 | Comments Off
Greeting Keweenaw Raptor Enthusiasts! It’s been too long since we sent out an update about the project. First off, much thanks must go to Max Henschell who did a wonderful job as our debut counter. With all fledgling projects, we didn’t always have our next move planned out too far in advance, and Max’s willingness [...]
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