An adukt Sharp-shinned Hawk landed behind the cabin perusing the bird feeders.
The hawk then up into another tree which gave us better looks, allowing us to see it face on and in profile.
Tomorrow I am planning on spending time in the “Raptors Roost”. the name that I have given to the third deck where I have watched migrating birds for some 13 yers. But today with the misty rain we decided to take a walk to visit the counters at the point.
Along the way there were lichens scattered among the dune grasses and plants. This is one of the lichens in the genus Cladonia, commonly called the British soldiers caps (there are about a dozen similar species around here).
We made our way to the waterfowl counter scanning the “almost” snowless terrain of the point looking for low flying raptors.
At the waterfowl “shack” we watched a freighter headed towards the Soo. While Alison scanned for loons.
Closer to shore was a fishing boat where whitefish were being pulled from nets. Then we headed back to the cabin.
On our way home we stopped at a witches broom. This is caused by dwarf mistletoe as the tree responds to the parasitic plant.
More later…
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