Fall migration monitoring has officially begun! The warblers are beginning to move past the station including Tennessee Warblers, Yellow Warblers, and Myrtle Warblers. We are also observing many juvenile birds getting ready to depart the boreal forest plus 200 Tree Sparrows were spotted migrating overhead after the heavy rain last week. Although it seems like… Read more »
Posts By: Patti Campsall
July 6 to 12, 2023
Things are getting busy at the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory with the start up of the Fall Migration Monitoring Program on July 12th. While some birds are already showing signs of migratory behaviour, many birds around the station are still actively raising their families as we finish up our MAPS program (Monitoring Avian Productivity… Read more »
Migration Monitoring Volunteers
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer at the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory this summer? Check out our volunteer opportunities page for all the information on our volunteer program, what to expect during your time with us as well as our easy on-line application. Hope to see you this summer!
June 30 – July 6, 2022
The Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory field staff were busy this week with the MAPS program that monitors the breeding status of the diverse bird species that nest in Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park as well as completing vegetation surveys to monitor habitat changes in our study areas. This week, the banders are starting to… Read more »
July 19 – Aug 4, 2021
By Robyn Perkins, LSLBO Bander-in-Charge On August 1 the LSLBO’s 2021 Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program finished. MAPS is an international banding initiative in which sites of 10 mist-nets are visited once every 10 days over the breeding season. We operate four of these sites. When we band birds, we estimate their age… Read more »
July 16 – 22, 2021
Believe it or not, fall migration monitoring for the LSLBO is underway! Already we have banded 599 birds from 35 species. Although overhead migration has been relatively slow, Tree Swallows, Myrtle Warblers and Yellow Warblers are already on the move. This week also saw the second to last period of the MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship)… Read more »
June 30 – July 7, 2021
The Unique Behaviours of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Have you ever noticed rows of shallow holes in the bark of a tree in your neighbourhood? If so, there’s a good chance they were created by a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker! As their name suggests, these woodpeckers largely rely on sap as their main food source. Just like humans… Read more »
June 17 – 24, 2021
Breeding birds and brood patches at the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory Breeding season is well underway and this week our researchers are observing many signs that birds are right in the middle of their nesting season. While conducting breeding bird surveys in the field as part of a research project for Vanderwell Contractors Ltd.,… Read more »
June 10 – 17, 2021
School programs wrapping up for the season June is a month of transition at the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory for both the birds and our staff. Spring migration has tapered off as the last of our migrant birds have arrived in the boreal forest, settled into their territories, and found mates for the summer…. Read more »
Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation – Help support our winter programs!
The Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation is more than just a beautiful building, it is a vibrant year-round education, research and tourism centre for Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park and the residents of the Slave Lake region. Staff from the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory Society (LSLBO), Alberta Parks and our program partners have worked tirelessly to establish… Read more »
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UPDATE: Our Saturday Night Owl Night is now FULL, however we did have a few spots just open up for Friday night. To book a spot, visit our easy on-line booking site: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/owl-nightIf you would like to be put on a waiting list in case there are any cancellations, contact us at 780-849-8240 or info@borealbirdcentre.ca. Please note that the owl banding is weather dependent, but there will be lots of owl fun planned for you and your family at the centre. A big thank you to our sponsors for this special event: Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory, Lesser Slave Forest Education Society, Alberta Parks and Municipal District of Lesser Slave River #124.
Our Friday Owl Night is fully booked, but we still have room on Saturday night if you would like to join us for this special event.UPDATE: Our Saturday Night Owl Night is now FULL, however we did have a few spots just open up for Friday night. To book a spot, visit our easy on-line booking site: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/owl-nightIf you would like to be put on a waiting list in case there are any cancellations, contact us at 780-849-8240 or info@borealbirdcentre.ca. Please note that the owl banding is weather dependent, but there will be lots of owl fun planned for you and your family at the centre. A big thank you to our sponsors for this special event: Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory, Lesser Slave Forest Education Society, Alberta Parks and Municipal District of Lesser Slave River #124.