Whitefish Point Bird Observatory

16914 N Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768,  Phone: (906) 492-3596

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WPBO BOOKS

The Hawks of Whitefish Point
Birders Guide to Whitefish Point
WPBO Members Cookbook

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The Hawks of Whitefish Point

Jerry Liguori is one of the most renowned hawk ID experts in North America. Jerry spent a spring season in the year 2000 as staff hawk counter at WPBO. He has written a very informative guide to identifying the raptors that migrate over Whitefish Point. It is a handy field guide with line drawings that depict key field marks, the silhouettes represent distinct shapes, and the text includes diagnostic flight-style traits. Jerry shows readers how combining all these characteristics proves helpful in making accurate field identifications. Identifying hawks can be fun, rewarding and challenging.  

At $4.00 US, including shipping and handling,  this book is a steal!

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Birders Guide to Whitefish Point

Derek Lovitch was WPBO’s staff field biologist in both 2002 and 2003. He has written a guide that no one who wants to bird the Paradise – Whitefish Point area should be without. If you want to know the best place or season for seeing a particular species, this book is for you. This guide not only explains the best times to visit the Point for different birds, but also other areas around Whitefish to visit for some unique rare species.

The price for this booklet is $7.00, which includes shipping and handling. 

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WPBO Cookbook

   Several years ago, our Gift Shop Supervisor, Joann Selbee approached me about her grand idea for a fundraiser. “Why not publish a cookbook?” she said. Joann and I had known each other for many years and shared a love for collecting cookbooks from places we traveled, and/or in support of various fund-raising activities. I was intrigued. After all, isn’t half the fun of cooking the sharing of recipes and ideas with other cooks? And so the seed was sown. 
     We published an appeal in The Migrant and received responses from several of our loyal members. What I particularly loved about the responses was that many came with short stories about the recipes being shared. It was a great privilege to be able to share a little piece of many lives. 
     Once I started receiving the recipes, reality set in! I had to categorize, review, set up, and make decisions on every aspect I never considered in order to build a cookbook. What type of dividers? What style of cover? Did we want little designs on the page? How many recipes did we want to use? What did we want versus what we could afford? After all, this was a fund-raiser! And, oh by the way, when would I have the time to type all of those recipes in the style the publisher needed? In stepped Linda Myers, who, with her husband Dick, has been a tireless supporter of Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. Linda typed all of the recipes and was instrumental in this cookbook going to press.
     For those of you who contributed to this cookbook, thanks for being patient! We appreciate that you are sharing your recipes with our members and friends. For those of you purchasing this cookbook, thank you for your support of Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. If you have ever visited Whitefish Point, you can see why physically it inspires such a fierce need to protect the land. If you read the article about Whitefish Point and the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, you understand the importance of the research conducted at the Observatory.
     Last but not least, enjoy the recipes! I have personally contributed some of my favorites and tried some of those submitted for the cookbook. I didn’t have to wait for years for them to be published! They have been wonderful!

     Thank you, Sue Fortuna

The price for this booklet is $11.00, which includes shipping and handling.

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