As the owls begin to migrate through the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory, most of our songbirds have departed. We’ve entered a lull in fall migration since few warblers remain, but the sparrows are trickling south and will not arrive in large numbers until temperatures drop. Soon Central and South American nations will celebrate Migratory… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Fox Sparrow
September 6-12, 2019
Pictured: The first Fox Sparrow banded for 2019 Fall Migration Monitoring. Fall Migration Monitoring continues to keep us unusually busy. Across our past 25 years of monitoring, we band an average of 480 songbirds over the course of September. Yet this year we have banded 706 birds since September began. With over two weeks left… Read more »
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Calling birders in and around Slave Lake. Have you seen Evening Grosbeak at your feeders? We want to hear from you! Sometime late November, visiting researchers may tag your grosbeaks to help understand why their populations have declined by 80% since the 1970s. Include your observation's date and location when you post to eBird, iNaturalist, or email us directly (info@LSLBO.org).
Last night we broke our previous capture record for Northern Saw-whet Owls (213 in 2021)! We're on the northern edge of this species' range and average just 109 Saw-whets per season.![]()
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* Birds are handled by professionals and released unharmed as permitted by federal and provincial authorities. *
Our Fall Songbird Migration Monitoring efforts have finished for 2025 with some last minute highlights! Read more about how fall went and get the stats: www.lslbo.org/weekly-banding-reports/october-2-8-2025/![]()
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* Birds are handled by professionals and released unharmed as permitted by federal and provincial authorities. *