On October 3, the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory concluded our Fall Songbird Migration Monitoring program for 2025; our 31st year of standardized efforts. Although the trees still bear their yellowed leaves, very few migratory bird species remain in our forests as the stillness of winter tightens its grip. For the third year in a… Read more »
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July 31 – August 6, 2025
Songbird migration at the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory has been wonderfully diverse, even if abundances were somewhat low. Our ground level mist-nets were again closed for the week, except for a rotation of nets we opened under a constant guard to chase off our ongoing fox problem if it appeared. Having a human near… Read more »
July 24 – 31, 2025
Fall songbird migration has certainly picked up at the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory but remains relatively slow with just around a hundred birds traveling overhead daily. Busy days for fall migration are impossible to predict, but can bring a thousand songbirds or more overhead and a hundred plus into the mist-nets. So far, we… 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. *