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Furstenberg moth night – July

Before we headed north to Whitefish Point we took part in another moth night in Ann Arbor. As always it was nice seeing friends and people who are not yet friends. Besides the organizers who set up sheets and lights (5 of us) there were an additional 35+ people. The evening ran from 9PM untilContinue reading “Furstenberg moth night – July”

Looking for orchids in July

As the years gets hotter finding many flowering plants becomes easier, while finding some can be quite a challenge. Knowing where to look for unusual plants and animals is always helpful. So late last week with out friend Mary we headed out to southwestern Michigan to a bog we know about in search of orchids.Continue reading “Looking for orchids in July”

Dog days of summer

Typically at this point of July the summer hear is becoming intolerable and it will last well into August. The saying dog days of summer originates with the rising of Canis major, a bright star in the constellation Orion. The actual star has no impact on the heat from the sun, but rather signals theContinue reading “Dog days of summer”

Moth night – Matthaei Botanical Gardens – 2025

We arrived at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens early enough to set up our stations before beople started showing up. The start of the evening as people starting appearing. Some of the 68 participants hearing about where the stations were and how we were doing things. One of our further stations before people were on theContinue reading “Moth night – Matthaei Botanical Gardens – 2025”

Piping Plovers at Whitefish Point, Michigan

This year there was another successful Piping Plover nest at Whitefish Point. The point itself has been expanding after an early winter storm took out the point in the recent past. I think that this is a molting female plover, she still has some black feathers. This bird was not very far from the hatchingsContinue reading “Piping Plovers at Whitefish Point, Michigan”

Bald Eagles in Michigan

First, second, third and fourth year Bald Eagles (left to right) sketches by me. During migration there is a progression of age classes of Bald Eagles. Early migration is dominated by adult birds and second year birds. Then as migration progresses there is a steady increase in first year birds. Third year birds are leastContinue reading “Bald Eagles in Michigan”

Western Canada: Day-8

We started our day early, got breakfast then went to the Dawson City airport for a flight to Inuvik in the Northwest Territory. Since the weather for the next day looked iffy we decided to drive to Tuktoyaktuk as soon as we could, which was a great decision. We made it all the way toContinue reading “Western Canada: Day-8”

Western Canada: Day-7

This is the day that we went up the Dempster Highway to Kilometer-159 This highway is a beautiful gravel road through boreal forest. We found a pair of American Dippers collecting nesting material. We found several caribou with collars. We also had great looks at moose. Susan making sure that we were on the rightContinue reading “Western Canada: Day-7”

Western Canada: Day-6

We Drove from Dawson City into Alaska today. Another interesting day. It wasn’t a long day, but it was fun. This was the day that I started coughing and running a low-grade fever. Short-eared Owls became a daily bird from today on. The border crossing at the Yukon – Alaska border. We got there rightContinue reading “Western Canada: Day-6”