The unusual and exciting captures of our Fall Migration Monitoring program continued for the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory with our tenth ever Red-winged Blackbird, despite periods of poor weather and often subdued bird activity. Thanks to this lull we are able to summarize our Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program, which completed on… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Canada Warbler
May 27 – June 2, 2021
Our 8th most commonly banded species at the LSLBO is the Canada Warbler, a grey and yellow bird whose most distinctive feature is its necklace of black feathers. They are a long-distance migrant that breeds in the boreal forest. Because of habitat change on their wintering grounds, they are listed as threatened in Canada, while… Read more »
September 24 – 30, 2020
Pictured: This Brown Creeper was the last bird banded in our Fall Migration Monitoring program, 2020. After a week of high winds and few birds, on September 30 the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory completed the 2020 Fall Migration Monitoring season. And what a season it’s been! With approximately 3,944 birds banded (Table 1), this… Read more »
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Which black-capped bird do you prefer: the razzle dazzle of a Wilson's Warbler or the understated elegance of a Gray Catbird? Both of these species were special captures for us this week. To learn more: www.lslbo.org/weekly-banding-reports/june-1-7-2023/
One of these birds was recaptured this week 9 years after it was banded and the other was banded by us and recaptured near Sherwood Park. To figure out which is which: www.lslbo.org/weekly-banding-reports/may-25-31-2023/![]()
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To see our new, interactive map of all our reencounters: www.lslbo.org/lab/encounter-map/