Good morning to our faithful MSRW readers, and welcome back to the weekly recap of the owls caught in Cheboygan State Park in our spring
The waterbird count started off relatively slow this week due to unfavorable weather conditions. A West wind on April 6th led to some movement and
Hello MSRW readers, welcome back to the account of our spring 2025 owl banding season. This week the ice is gone and the weather has
Hello everybody! This week is a good old 2-for-1 special, since week 3 was not even worth posting about. The weather has just felt like
This week was eventful, in both good ways and bad. Unfortunately, the unprecedented ice storms caused lengthy bridge closures this week. This prevented most counts
Good morning MSRW readers! We have completed the third week of banding in our 2025 spring season, with great success. We caught twenty-four NSWO, four
Week 2 of owl banding is in the books, and unfortunately weather has kept our nets closed several nights this week. As we write this
The first week of the count was chilly! The Straits are still thawing out from winter. McGulpin Point has been encased in a mile of
Hello Everyone! After a bumpy plane ride over to the island and a snowmobile escort to the condo, I am very excited to be back
Week 2 of the Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch has come and gone. This week, Calvin counted 168 raptors crossing the Straits, with Bald Eagles leading
Welcome to the first week of spring owl banding 2025! Despite occasional snowy and windy weather it has been a great week. Our very first
Welcome all supporters, birders, and scientists to the return of the Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch for the spring 2025 migration over the Straits of Mackinac!
Dedicated to the research and conservation of raptors in the Straits of Mackinac.
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