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#PREY TREASURE HUNT AWARD CODE#

This bird is a beautiful creature! Please be careful as this is a slightly busier road. Often it is found perched on top of utility poles alongside the road and behind an old falling down house with a green truck in front.

A Northern-Hawk Owl has been present on Riverside Drive between 9 and 10 mile roads.

An enigmatic yet cooperative Northern Hawk Owl has been the start of the show the last few weeks. Majestic Snowy Owls have been around in decent numbers too. The most prevalent raptor so far this winter has been the magnificent Rough-legged Hawk. OK, so let's get into it! Owls and other raptors These ethics guidelines serve as a great baseline for all birders to follow.

#PREY TREASURE HUNT AWARD CODE#

To read more on birding ethics check out the American Birding Associations Code of Ethics page. If a bird is looking at you, with wide eyes or changes posture, you are most likely too close. Especially with owls and other raptors keep a distance from them, or bird from your car which often acts as a blind. When encountering birds, keep a respectful distance. If you are birding near private property, make sure to be respectful and friendly and if a local resident questions what you are doing use the opportunity to explain the joys of birding. Follow traffic laws and park in areas where you do not block traffic. Please remember to be respectful of both the birds, private property, and the law. Some forested areas like Hulbert Bog and Dunbar Park are better to view by walking around outside your car, but most open areas are best viewed from the car with only brief scanning stops. It’s a good idea to get out of the car regularly to scan (and listen) for birds. If you stay in your car the whole time, you are likely to miss many individual birds. You often drive slowly through back roads and pull over to get out to look and listen. When it comes to winter birding in the Eastern UP, most birding is done via driving along various routes through habitat targeting specific species.

This map will help orient you to the area and give you lots of good info for birding the area! Birding tips Before you read the update, check out the EUP Winter Birding Map. Birding is both a personal interest of mine, and an area I work in on as an extension educator with Michigan Sea Grant and Michigan State University. Many local Christmas Bird Counts took place and December birding has been great! This report does not necessarily encompass everything that has been seen, but I do my best to make it as comprehensive as possible. Welcome to this new year’s edition of the Eastern UP Winter Birding Round Up! This is a summary of bird happenings in Chippewa County and the surrounding area gathered from my own birding adventures, personal conversations with local birders, Facebook, eBird, emails and more.