Week 4 has been a warmer stretch, but excellent numbers of raptors have been migrating. The overall total of birds counted this week stands at
Time flies when you’re counting waterbirds! We are a month into the waterbird count and if you blinked you may have missed it. This week
As the season progresses, we have seen a change in the species coming through the Mackinac Straits. This week we saw a few new arrivals
With the migration growing stronger each week, the Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch is happy to welcome everyone into our week 3 update of the 2024
Here at the Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch we hope everyone had a lovely Labor Day weekend! The raptor numbers are beginning to rise as temperatures
Migration has officially begun! Although the week started off slow it certainly ended with a bang. Strong Northwest winds on Sunday September 1st led to
Welcome to the first week of the Fall 2024 Waterbird count at the Mackinac Straits. We are excited to share our findings and our enjoyment
Although the summer is still running hot, the fall 2024 Raptor Watch is already underway in Saint Ignace at Point LaBarbe! The first week has
The 2024 Spring Raptor Watch has concluded this year! It’s been an excellent season with a grand total of 67,853 raptors counted from February to
14 weeks gone already, it’s the end of the spring 2024 Raptor Count at the Mackinac Straits. It’s been an incredible season, with new records
Well folks, the diurnal raptor banding season has come to an end. As much as we had hoped that the weather would cooperate, increasing our
Week 13 has wrapped up the month of May, as well as the thirteenth week of the 2024 Spring Raptor Watch! With just one week
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