After completing Spring Migration Monitoring on June 10, the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory is now well underway with the next of our core monitoring programs: Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS). MAPS studies locally breeding songbirds by capturing them at four sites in the Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park. Currently we are banding adults… Read more »
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June 18-24, 2020
By Patti Campsall, Executive Director The boreal forest is often referred to as North America’s bird nursery, and this week our researchers are observing lots of signs that birds are right in the middle of their nesting season. While finishing up the second round of the MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) program, they were… Read more »
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29th Annual Slave Lake Christmas Bird Count is coming soon![]()
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17th ![]()
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Join us next Sunday for a fun day of winter birding around Slave Lake. Our goal - to count as many birds in Slave Lake as we can in one day! Don't worry if you are not an expert birder. We work in teams so you will have the chance to learn some tips from our more experienced participants. This annual census of winter bird populations will take place in over 2000 locations over the holiday season and it is the longest running Citizen Science program in North America. ![]()
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Even if you can't join us, you can still help us out. Send in your tips on the locations of the busy bird feeders around town. Or keep track of the birds that visit your backyard feeder that day and send in your data. ![]()
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To sign up for the Slave Lake Christmas Bird Count, contact us at 780-849-8240 or email info@borealbirdcentre.ca. We would love to have you join us! ![]()
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Not from Slave Lake? Check out the CBC map at Birds Canada for a count near you! ![]()
www.birdscanada.org/bird-science/christmas-bird-count
LESSER SLAVE LAKE BIRD OBSERVATORY SOCIETY![]()
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING![]()
5:00 pm. December 7th, 2023![]()
Location: Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation. ![]()
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All members and supporters of the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory Society are invited to attend our upcoming Annual General Meeting on Thursday, December 7th, 2023. ![]()
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The meeting will take place at the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation. However, members will be able to attend the AGM virtually via ZOOM if they have pre-registered for the meeting. ![]()
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PLEASE RSVP to Patti Campsall, LSLBO Executive Director via email at executive.director@borealbirdcentre.ca or you can also phone 780-849-8240![]()
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Meeting ZOOM link, AGM Agenda and other meeting documents will be send out prior to the meeting to all registered attendees.![]()
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Interested in becoming more involved in the LSLBO or joining our Board of Directors? Please contact Patti Campsall to find out all the ways you can help support our programs!
As we wrapped up 30 years of bird banding at the LSLBO this fall, Robyn Perkins, - LSLBO Bander in Charge shared some of her fall migration experiences with the CBC Radio Active show last week. Wonderful job Robyn!![]()
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-52/clip/16014728