We are well past the peak of fall migration and if you needed to describe this fall in one word, it would be SLOW! Our fall migration monitoring program will run until the end of September, however with peak migration behind us, this is shaping up to be a slower, more average year compared to… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Merlin
May 16 – 21, 2025
Like last year, I, Nicole Krikun, am making a special guest appearance to write about my and Richard’s Birdathon run. For those of you who do not know or remember us, Richard was the Bander-in-Charge and I was the Assistant Bander at the LSLBO for many years. Although I no longer work with birds, I… Read more »
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While Fall Migration Monitoring continues to be slow this season, our Owl Monitoring program has started up quickly. Since August 31, we have banded 24 Northern Saw-whet Owls! Do you want to learn more about our LSLBO Owl Monitoring program? Join us for one of our very popular Owl Night programs on Friday, Sept 25 or Saturday, Sept 26. Space is limited for this free family friendly program, so PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Check out our easy online signup form, or call the Boreal Centre at 780-849-8240 for more information. www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/owl-night
So far, it has been a pretty quiet fall migration at the station but we did add a new species to our list! Meet species #112. The first Merlin ever banded at the LSLBO. For more info, check out the station report. www.lslbo.org/station-reports/fall-migration-update-aug-28-2026/Birds are handled by professionals and released unharmed as permitted by federal and provincial authorities.
Due to increased bear activity at the banding station, conservation officers have CLOSED our site until further notice. Hopefully the bears will finish eating all the berries and move on soon. We will let you know when we are open again for visitors.