As the weeks go on, the migration over the Straits of Mackinac is winding down. This week the final count number ended at 546 raptors
The season has come to a close, and we’ve closed our nets for the last time. This week we had a total of 30 birds,
That’s a wrap on the 2024 Fall waterbird count! It was a very fun and exciting season with many cool birds, and the last week
Week 12 of the Mackinac Straits Fall Raptor Watch has been a slow one as the migration winds down. 490 raptors were observed crossing the
It’s hard to believe we just wrapped up our second to last week of banding, as it feels like the season only just started. Historically
As we head into the final week of the waterbird count for the fall season, things have really slowed down in the straits. In addition
This week 11 marks the start of the last month of the 2024 fall Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch. With only a couple weeks left, the
As we approach November, the species composition seen in the straits has changed. We noticed almost no dabbling ducks, only mallards (47) and an American
This week produced some surprising results. We thought we’d passed our high number period with 95 last week having dropped from the 193 of the
The migration is chilling out along with the temperature for the week 10 Mackinac Straits Fall 2024 Raptor Watch. Numbers are down, with a weekly
This week 9 has been the largest movement of raptors of the season thus far, at 3,634 raptors observed migrating over the count site. Species
This week saw some unseasonably warm weather and lots of south winds, making it less than optimal for water bird migration. However, large rafts of
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