You never quite know what to expect bird wise when you’re at Whitefish Point. I am always interested in what raptors appear, when they appear and in what numbers. Rough-legged Hawks seem to fly in any weather, regardless of the temperature or wind direction. The same applies to Sharp-shinned Hawks and Turkey Vultures. Red-tailed HawksContinue reading “Whitefish Point – A rare bird shows up”
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Whitefish Point – snow and birds
Sunset is always pretty at Whitefish Point. So far we haven’t seen any owls in the evening. While we have had a lot of snow this year, it’s not an unusual amount. The photo on the left is Susan and Bruno on 11 April 2015, The photo on the right is the same view thisContinue reading “Whitefish Point – snow and birds”
Whitefish Point – Hawk-watching
Yesterday was a wonderful day at Whitefish Point. The daytime temperature went from 30F to 40F with light ESE to SE winds. Those winds pushed the birds way to the west of us, but we could still see a lot of them. Red-tailed Hawks dominated the day with most forming a large kettle of overContinue reading “Whitefish Point – Hawk-watching”
Back at Whitefish Point
We got to our home away from home yesterday afternoon. It’s beautiful, sunny and cool. The high yesterday was 39F. However, there is still a lot of snow. While this view of Whitefish Point Road doesn’t show it well, the base is about 2-3 feet. Here we are at the intersection of Sandy Lane andContinue reading “Back at Whitefish Point”
Spring wildflowers in Michigan
We went to Hudson Mills Metropark in Washtenaw County yesterday searching for a special little spring wildflower that is typically the first of the flowers that we see each year in Michigan. We were not disappointed. Stoneflies are some of the earliest insects that we find in Michigan. Here are photos of possibly two species,Continue reading “Spring wildflowers in Michigan”
Drawings: Part-8
These sketches represent where we ate and some of the birds that we saw over our past two visits to Chippewa County in the past month. In late January we had a small flock of Pine Grosbeaks. While in most years these are quite common for some reason they’re pretty unusual this year. With anyContinue reading “Drawings: Part-8”
A few days in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
We’re just home after spending five days in the Upper Peninsula. These are Oldsquaw (now called Long-tailed Duck). A very impressive flock of Snow Buntings. One of the many SNowy Owls that we saw on ur trip. A young Bald Eagle. One of four Glaucous Gulls that we saw at the Dafter Dump. Two ofContinue reading “A few days in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan”
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
We spent two beautiful days in Eastern Chippewa County looking for winter birds. We had some luck finding one small group of Common Redpolls, one large flock of Bohemian Waxwings, lots of SNow Buntings and Horned Larks among all of the more common stuff. Driving the roads around Rudyard always gives us the opportunity ofContinue reading “Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan”
Whitefish Point – January, 2025
It was a slow trip from Ann Arbor to Whitefish Point yesterday. It was 7F when we left Ann Arbor and 5F when we got to our cabin. Along the way we hit intermittent snow squalls especially north of Gaylord. South of the Mackinac Bridge it really started blowing and snowing. That made for someContinue reading “Whitefish Point – January, 2025”
A year filled with orchids
Bearded grass pink in the Florida pan-handle in March. Calypso/Fairy slipper in Mackinac County, Michigan in May. Heart-leaved twayblade in Mackinac County, Michigan in May. Spotted coralroot in Mackinac County, Michigan in May. Obviously May was a great month for orchids in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Yellow lady’s slippers in late may once againContinue reading “A year filled with orchids”
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