Our day started with finishing what we needed to in the garden. There are 46 tomato plants (various cherry, roma and beef beef), 27 hot peppers (9 varieties), 15 basil and a new rosemary. Hopefully they will all make it until we’re home later in the month. On our way north we stopped just eastContinue reading “A busy day”
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Whitefish Point and traveling
It’s always sad when we head south from Whitefish Point, but we have a house to take care of in Ann Arbor. It was nice seeing Troy, Dan and Alison for a while before leaving. On the way home we stopped at King’s in Moran to get salmon, lake trout and pasties for three mealsContinue reading “Whitefish Point and traveling”
Time for some harriers
I love watching harriers migrate. Of all of the raptors they have the most-bouyant flight. Additionally when seen well you can identify males, females and juveniles. This is a juvenile harrier. This is probably a juvenile female that passed close to me. At the same time there are always eagles to watch at Whitefish Point.Continue reading “Time for some harriers”
Orchids in Mackinac County, Michigan
Yesterday we made our first real trip this year searching for orchids. We thought that the orchid season should be early this year – we weren’t disappointed. The first orchids that we found were Striped coralroot. They weren’t quite blooming but were close. In another week or two they’ll be open. Next we found theContinue reading “Orchids in Mackinac County, Michigan”
Seney at Whitefish Point Bioblitz
Since it is Earth Day, Seney National Wildlife Refuge once again scheduled a bioblitz. And in honor of the day Mother Nture decided it was a good time to snow. So instead of heading out at 8 am, we decided to start at 9:30 am. The tasj assigned to me by Susan was to photographContinue reading “Seney at Whitefish Point Bioblitz”
Accidental nature walk in Ann Arbor
This morning as we were walking to meet a friend for breakfast. we managed to find a lot of flowering plants and other stuff. Evergreen bagworm cocoons in some evergreen shrubs. A flowering Norway maple. A flowering Bartlett’s pear. Flowering serviceberry. Flowering purple dead nettle, the final flower of the morning. More tomorrow…
Migration at Whitefish Point
This adult Golden Eagle made two passes towards the point this morning. It never got very high. There was also at least one young Bald Eagle. The number of Sharp-shinned Hawks increased today. Up until now they’ve been passing in small numbers. I imagine that next week numbers will increase. Rough-legged Hawks were a bitContinue reading “Migration at Whitefish Point”
Another day with hawks
The day started with so much promise. But clouds came in and there was intermittent rain. But that didn’t stop us from finding birds. Brown Creepers moved into the area with numbers last night. We had out first American Woodcocks and Winter Wrens this morning. I guess that it’s spring. Between periods of cloudiness, rainContinue reading “Another day with hawks”
Rain disrupts migration
The view of Sault Ste. Marie from Whitefish Point. There are rain storms and the wind is bringing it towards us. An early Golden Eagle. Just as migration started the rain arrived. For the next five hours it would rain for 15-20 minutes then clear. During each period without rain a few migrants appeared. ThenContinue reading “Rain disrupts migration”
Migration and an eclipse
This morning was our first day with clouds since arriving at Whitefish Point. While it made for a beautiful sunrise, the prospects of being able to detect the solar eclipse seemed dimmed. The day started unusually. The first two migrants were adult Golden Eagles. Was that a good omen? Perhaps. Migrants started sailing by. TheContinue reading “Migration and an eclipse”
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