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Make a gift to the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. Your donation will help further 30+ years of data collection at WPBO. http://wpbo.org 7:29 AM Dec 2nd from web
Mark your calendars: Spring Fling 2010 is April 23-25. For details: http://wpbo.org/springfling 6:50 AM Nov 23rd from web
Final reports now posted via our blogs: http://wpbosightings.blogspot.com and http://wpbowaterbirds.blogspot.com. Thanks for a great 2009! 6:46 AM Nov 23rd from web
White-winged Crossbill at the feeders earlier in the week. Pine Grosbeaks and Common Redpolls are around the Point. 10:12 AM Nov 13th from web
Waterbird count concludes 11/15. Keynote Speaker announced for Spring Fling 2010, April 23-25 http://wpbo.org/springfling 10:10 AM Nov 13th from web
Correction: KING Eider 1:05 PM Nov 6th from web
11/6 cloudy. Eider @ the mouth of the Tahquamenon River late this AM. As of 1 PM it was easily visible from the boat launch. http://wpbo.org 1:04 PM Nov 6th from web
11/5 snow today; 50 degree temps forecasted for the weekend. 381 Goldeneye on Tues; Spruce Grouse and Bohemian Waxwing seen. http://wpbo.org 6:44 AM Nov 5th from web
11/3 cloudy 50 loons in the last two hours of the count on Monday. 77 Loons were seen total- 70 Common and 7 Red-throated. http//wpbo.org 6:32 AM Nov 3rd from web
11/2 rain. Yesterday's highlight: Western Grebe in the harbor. 601 Bufflehead, 843 Red-breasted Merganser on 10/31. WP count concludes 11/15 6:01 AM Nov 2nd from web
10/23 cloudy. Yesterday was great for the wb count: 6219 Long-tailed Ducks and 69 Black Scoters. 5:36 AM Oct 23rd from web
10/22 cloudy. Great Long-tailed duck movement at WB count yesterday- over 2100 birds seen. 6:27 AM Oct 22nd from web
10/16 sunny. RBA: First ever record for Whitefish Point of a Tufted Titmouse this afternoon. Seen at WB count. 2:08 PM Oct 16th from web
10/16 partly sunny. 6 Saw-whet Owls banded last night. Program alert: Owls-Myths and Legends on Sat. at 7:30pm. 5:52 AM Oct 16th from web
10/12 cloudy. 5 Saw-whet Owls banded last night. 6:00 AM Oct 12th from web
10/8 cloudy. Crazy day: Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Boreal Owl, Hawk Owl, Red Phalarope and Short-eared Owl seen from WB count! See blogs. 8:04 PM Oct 8th from web
10/8 cloudy. Just posted a photo of the scissor-tailed on wpbo.org under the News tab. More photos later from Chris. 9:06 AM Oct 8th from web
10/8 cloudy. RBA: Scissor-tailed flycatcher spotted at WB count this morning at 11:15am. Also, Short-eared Owl seen flying over the lake. 9:05 AM Oct 8th from web
10/8 cloudy. 3 Saw-whet Owls and 1 Barred Owl banded last night. 6:49 AM Oct 8th from web
10/4 cloudy. 3 Harlequin Ducks flew by this morning during the WB count. 11:53 AM Oct 4th from web

Name WPBO Michigan Birds
Location Paradise, Michigan
Web http://www.wpbo.org
Bio Whitefish Point Bird Observatory (WPBO) operates an education and research facility at Whitefish Point, Michigan. WPBO is a Michigan Audubon affliate.