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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These species may not share colours, sizes, families, habitats, diets, migration or breeding strategies, but they do share something. Find out what: www.lslbo.org/weekly-banding-reports/june-26-july-2-2025/![]()
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*Birds are handled by professionals and released unharmed as permitted by federal and provincial authorities.*
Did you know birds aren't the only wildlife we monitor in the summer? We also contribute to Caterpillars Count! - an international citizen science project to document changes in arthropod abundances and seasonal timing. Although not the namesake of this program, one of the groups that fascinates us most is the spiders who display sexual dimorphism like some birds!![]()
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Read more: www.lslbo.org/weekly-banding-reports/june-19-25-2025/![]()
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Caterpillars Count! caterpillarscount.unc.edu/
Did you know a single male Yellow Warbler may have around 15 distinct songs he will alternate between for specific situations? Learn more at: www.lslbo.org/weekly-banding-reports/june-12-18-2025/