Zach G Gayk
@zachgayk.bsky.social
Ornithologist researching bird migration in the Lake Superior region. PhD in acoustic monitoring of bird migration. www.superiorbioacoustics.org/
"Bioacoustic Monitoring Reveals Patterns of Landscape Use by Migrating Birds at a Great Lakes Barrier Crossing." Using acoustic recorders along Lake Superior’s south shore, we recorded nearly 3 million songbird flight calls, uncovering a major migratory pathway. doi.org/10.1002/ece3... #ornithology
morning flight of around 1,500 passerines in the Keweenaw Peninsula, following strong northwest winds over Lake Superior. www.trektellen.org/count/view/5...
Bete Grise - morning flight (MI)
2025/8/23, 06:57-11:17 - Totals: 1563 individuals, 46 species, 4:20 hours
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Copper Falls overlook in the Fog. Keweenaw Peninsula. oil/board #pleinair #art #painting #oilpainting
Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii), also known as the Canebrake Warbler for its preference for native cane (Arundinaria). I spotted one in a rhododendron thicket during a trip to the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina. A work in progress. #birdart #art #naturepainting
Rough sketch of Golden-crowned Kinglet seen on October 10, 2017 at Gratiot Mountain, Keweenaw County. oil/paper. #art #pleinair #oilpainting #LakeSuperior #birds
Sketch of Loggerhead Shrike on dead primrose. Seen on June 14, 2016 in the Grand Sable Dunes, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. oil/paper. #art #pleinair #oilpainting #LakeSuperior #birds
Tired Black-throated Blue Warbler on rocky shoreline, Manitou Island. May 2017. o/c. #art #pleinair #LakeSuperior #oilpainting #birds #birdmigration
Early Bald Eagle and Rough-legged Hawk migration over Cliff Drive in the Keweenaw Peninsula (south shore of Lake Superior).
