It’s always nice when you find something that you weren’t expecting. That happened yesterday. Susan found a small critter on the boardwalk to the point. The unexpected surprise was a newt, always a nice find here. I’m sitting writing this as I am taking a break from watching birds heading north. The highlights so farContinue reading “An unexpected find”
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From the garden to the birds
The plants in the garden survived the night, it never got that cold. This is what it looked like as we were getting ready to head north. Got to Whitefish Point and the Red-breasted Nuthatches were enjoying the suet. At one point there were seven on the suet or waiting to get to it. ThisContinue reading “From the garden to the birds”
Dealing with nature
This morning the B.C. comic was so appropriate. Last night after planting the garden there was a frost warning. Susan quickly got the plants covered. Since we’re leaving today to go north when we uncover the plants they will be “on their own” for a while. This morning it was 36F when I got up,Continue reading “Dealing with nature”
Garden 2026
It’s time to think about what’s going into our garden this year sice we will be planting it this week. Three of the beds are ready for planting. One bed, the lower right one still needs mint removed. The two rows with stuff already growing are our garlic beds. Once the garlic comes out we’llContinue reading “Garden 2026”
Time to look for warblers
Yesterday we got together with Mike and went to Magee Marsh where we met Joanna and spent an enjoyable day at Magee Marsh and Howard Marsh in Ohio. It’s always nice getting a good look at a Bald Eagle nest. But the real highlight was the number and variety of warblers. American Redstarts (left) wereContinue reading “Time to look for warblers”
What migrating birds will today offer?
This morning facing north (left) and south (right). It’s quite windy out of the WNW, but otherwise has the makings of a beautiful day. Yesterday, on the other hand was spectacular. There were close to 2,000 Sharp-shinned Hawks in the sky as they passed heading north, as well as stopping to hunt. Small birds, likeContinue reading “What migrating birds will today offer?”
Amazing day with raptors
Yesterday one one of those days that started iffy and turned into amazing. All day small numbers of Northern Harriers passed by. Once they started, Sharp-shinned Hawks came through at a rate of 100-200+ per hour. Nice views of Broad-winged Hawks are always nice. However… Large swirling kettles are better. There are over 100 Broad-wingedContinue reading “Amazing day with raptors”
Eagles at Whitefish Point
Yesterday was a funny day. Scattered birds throughout the day than a burst of activity in the mid afternoon. The flight, as it was consisted of a variety of raptors, but was dominated by eagles. That was nice since eagles, both bald and golden are some of my favorite birds. An adult Bald Eagle. WeContinue reading “Eagles at Whitefish Point”
And now a cold front
I got up this morning and the temperature was 24F, by 7 AM it had dropped to 20F. Where will it end up? And on top of the temperature swing it snowed. View from the back door showing the dusting of snow. There’s not much, yet it’s still depressing. I’m done with snow for theContinue reading “And now a cold front”
Migration got going yesterday
With constant mild to moderate south-east winds yesterday raptor migration really kicked into high gear. I ad close to 1500 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and several hundred other raptors. Additionally Sandhill Cranes really started migration with over 1000 passing overhead. Things were so busy that I never took a photo. So, all of the photos today wereContinue reading “Migration got going yesterday”
