October 31, 2008

WEATHER: Another nice day at the point, with temps in the 50's, sunny skies, and a NW wind that slowly increased through out the day.

WATERFOWL: Despite seemingly good conditions, not much was moving today. Only 132 LT Ducks, 13 WW and 8 Black Scoters, 87 Bufflehead, 30 RN Grebes, and the first Harlequin Duck of the season.

OTHERBIRDS: In the 7th hour, we spotted a ANCIENT MURRELET in flight over the lake heading south. It was only seen in flight and we watched until it flew out of site, heading towards the Soo

Celebrating after the Murrelet flew by.

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for partly cloudy skies, and Northwest winds.

Good Birding,
Tim Baerwald
Waterbird Counter

WEATHER: Warm (50's!) and sunny, with a 30+ m.p.h. south wind.

WATERFOWL: Not much. Highlights were; 1 Black and 5 WW Scoters, 3 Greater Scaup, and the first Hooded Merganser of the fall.

OTHERBIRDS: White-winged Crossbills were moving today, with 66 seen coming in off the lake.

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for partly cloudy skies, and Northwest winds.

Good Birding,
Tim Baerwald
Waterbird Counter

October 29, 2008

WEATHER: Cool and partly sunny, with a strong (25+ mph) north wind, that slowly died throughout the count.

WATERFOWL: Good winds, low numbers. 623 Long-tailed Ducks, 1 Black Scoter, 22 WW Scoters, 50 Common Goldeneye, 4 Mallards, 50 RB Mergansers, and 21 RN Grebes.

OTHERBIRDS: just before the end of the count, Don Jennette spotted a Snowy Owl sitting at the tip! It was around the tip for a few minutes before moving down the bayshoreline. Check out the sightings blog for Chris's steller pictures of it.


The forecast for tomorrow is calling for partly cloudy skies, and 20-30 m.p.h. south winds.

Good Birding,
Tim Baerwald
Waterbird Counter

October 28, 2008

WEATHER: Cold and cloudy, with a steady north wind, and the first snow flakes of the season.

WATERFOWL: A good day for Black Scoters, with 16. But only 18 WW Scoters went south. The second hour was good for Bufflehead, with 101. But we only had 190 for the day.

SHOREBIRDS: 1 Greater Yellowlegs went past the tip today.

GULLS: The first Black-legged Kittiwake of the fall came by today, with a first winter bird in the 4th hour of the count.

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for cloudy skies, snow showers and 20+ m.p.h. winds!

Good Birding,
Tim Baerwald
Waterbird Counter

WEATHER: Cloudy, with intermittent rain shows and 25+ mph NNW winds.

WATERFOWL: Despite seemly great winds, only a smattering of birds went south today. Including 3 Black Scoters, 1 GW Teal, and 1 Mallard!

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for cloudy skies, snow showers and 10-20 m.p.h. NNW winds.

Good Birding,
Tim Baerwald
Waterbird Counter

WEATHER: Cloudy and cool, with intermittent rain shows and light winds that started out of the southwest, then slowly shifted to the west.

WATERFOWL: A light flight. Highlights were, 35 White-winged and 2 Black Scoters, 34 Bufflehead, 517 RB Mergansers, 1 Mallard, and 37 RN Grebes.

SHOREBIRDS: One Dunlin, and 1 Sanderling.

OTHERBIRDS: Ken Mettie Jr. found a CATTLE EGRET tucked in the gull flock at the harbor this morning, this is only the third point record, and second latest fall record.


The forecast for tomorrow is calling for cloudy skies, rain and snow showers and 25 mph winds!

Good Birding,
Tim Baerwald
Waterbird Counter

WEATHER: More south winds, and cloudy skies with temps in the 50's.

WATERFOWL: Another quite day, with just a trickle of ducks going by. Highlights were 3 WW and 1 Black Scoters, and 1 RN Grebe
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OTHERBIRDS: Two Northern Goshawks made a couple passes near the Shack today. The Northern Shrike made a couple forays along the treeline as well.



The forecast for tomorrow is calling for showers and west winds, with gusts over 40 mph!

Good Birding,
Tim Baerwald
Waterbird Counter

WEATHER: Cloudy and cool, with a strong SE wind all day.

WATERFOWL: Things were better then yesterday, with 4 Mallards, 14 Greater Scaup, 1 Surf, 5 WW and 2 Black Scoters, 1 LT Duck, 4 Bufflehead, 1 Common and 136 RB Mergansers. 1 RT Loon, 2 Common Loons, and 5 RN Grebes also migrated south today.

SHOREBIRDS: A late Greater Yellowlegs flew over the shack in the second hour of the count.

OTHERBIRDS: A Northern Goshawk made a couple passes super close to the Shack today, at one point it was less then 20ft away!

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for cloudy skies, rain showers and 10-20 mph winds.

Good Birding,
Tim Baerwald
Waterbird Counter

WEATHER: Another pleasant day at the tip, with mostly sunny skies, and a stiff SE wind, and temps in the upper 40's.

WATERFOWL: The flight today was impressive, with 1 Mallard, 2 LT Ducks, 1 RB and 1 Common Merganser going past the point!

OTHERBIRDS: The Northern Shrike was around again, and briefly perched on the Merlin pole in the late morning.

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for more of the same.

Good Birding,
Tim Baerwald
Waterbird Counter

WEATHER: A gorgeous day at the point with sunny skies and light SE wind, with temps in the 40's.

WATERFOWL: Very slow. 2 Greater Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 30 WW Scoters, 9 LT Ducks, and 89 RB Mergansers.

OTHERBIRDS: A Northern Shrike tee'ed up on the Merlin pole a couple times today, and a WW Crossbill flew over the shack in the early afternoon.

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for partly cloudy skies, and light SE winds.

Good Birding,
Tim Baerwald
Waterbird Counter