November kept flexing its moods. We moved from mild, almost October-like days to honest late-fall blasts. Thanskgiving is always an exciting time, particiularly if a good north wind arrives. This season brought a nice front right in time. Here are some of the recent highlights. Mon Nov 24 Cloudy,...
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...
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...
Yesterday at Miller Beach was one of those days that proves birding isn’t about the total tally, it’s about the moments. Northwest winds had the lake rolling, and though overall movement was light, one bird turned an ordinary count into something unforgettable. A subadult Parasitic Jaeger spent the morning...
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