The first half of November has been a real mood. We bounced from heavy lake effect snow to cold blasts to a few quiet bluebird mornings. Through all of it the lake kept pushing birds past Marquette Park, although some days made the counters question their life choices. Here...
We had two different flavors of lakewatch last week, and both mattered. Oct. 22 brought the classic, active duck-and-gull morning that makes this coast famous. Oct. 23 was quieter on the open water, but it still concentrated a lot of birds close to shore. Together those two days show...
After a stretch of slow mornings, Lake Michigan finally got a little attitude today. A steady northwest wind pushed through and reminded us that even a “quiet” week can end with a spark. Waterfowl made up the bulk of the movement, with Greater White-fronted Geese leading the charge at...
After a stretch of sluggish lakewatches, the north wind finally kicked in yesterday and brought Miller Beach back to life. The first push in over a week lined up perfectly with a crew of watchers on hand, and the lake delivered. Despite early rain, waterfowl were moving steadily. Blue-winged...
The first day of October brought a new page in the fall migration story, but not much new activity at Marquette Park. A southeast breeze and warm temperatures kept the skies quiet, and the lakefront produced only a trickle of birds moving past. Similar to the conditions the past...
The past several days have been about as uneventful as migration gets. Southerly winds have dominated, which usually means the heavy movement of waterbirds slows down, and that has given us a chance to pause, count Canada Geese for a few days(!), and make sure we’re keeping our project...
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