Tahquamenon Falls
Yesterday we took Mike and Deb to the Upper Falls at Tahquamenon Falls State Park. It was a beautiful morning to be there. I’m really glad that we went early in the day. After seeing the falls we ate at Camp 33 where we easily were seated. When we left after lunch there was no…
House concert at Whitefish Point
Our friends Kurt and Jan hosted a benefit house concert for the friends of Whitefish Point last night. It was small and delightful. The door sign that Susan made welcoming people in for the concert. The performers. This was only the second time that they had performed together and they were excellent. Jim introducing the…
Birdie day at Whitefish Point
The new sign at Whitefish Point. A couple of caterpillars – Northern apple sphinx on the left, Virginia ctenucha on the right. Insects aside, yesterday was an epic flight of passerines at the point. Here are a few of the “official” numbers: Pine Siskin-490, Dark-eyed Junco-2025, Palm Warbler-347, Yellow-rumped Warbler-2677, and over 4000 ducks, dominated…
The trees were dripping with myrtles!
The “myrtles” were Myrtle Warblers, also called Yellow-rumped Warblers. Yesterday the wind shifted to the NW and the woods between us and the tip of Whitefish Point were full of warblers, primarily “myrtles.” Between eight am and 7 pm I tallied close to 350 of this little beauties. There were also a few Palm Warblers…
Justin Verlander
We’ve watched Justin Verlander pitch since his rookie year. We watched his growth in Detroit, were sad when he left and happy when he came back. I was excited to watch his pitch earlier in 2026, and was quite upset when he was injured. But yesterday we say a glimpse of the old Justin Verlander.…
Tomorrow I should make pancakes
This BC cartoon reminded me that I haven’t make pancakes in awhile. Since we have maple syrup I think that I’ll do that tomorrow.
Some humor to get the week going
Ah yes, me and some of my friends. This one just made me laugh. That’s all, more later.
Erie Metropark Hawks
We spend part of the day yesterday at the Detroit River Hawk Watch in Erie Metropark which is in Wayne County, Michigan. I spent from 9 AM until noon watching hawks. I wan’t disappointed. I was able to seen over 2,000 Broad-winged Hawks, which was nice. If I had stayed the entire day I might…
A talk about Brazil
Last night I had the pleasure of giving a talk on the Pantanal, Brazil at the downtown library. The talk was surprisingly well attended. We saw a bunch of people tht we hadn’t seen in a long time. Here are a couple of photos that I used. Sunbitterns, a favorite tropical bird. Giant anteater with…
Holiday Beach, Ontario
Yesterday my friend Mike and I spend the morning and early afternoon at Holiday Beach Conservation Area in Ontario, Canada. From 1980 until around 1990 I spend a lot of time there as both a bird-watcher and hawk counter. But, not only did we go there we got to use the Gordie Howe Bridge to…
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