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Banding stations are critical to our understanding of migration science and the health of bird populations. The work of our

Of all the characteristics birders and bird researchers rely on to identify birds, plumage is certainly one of the most

Have you been noticing more birds in your area? There’s a pretty good chance you have. We are just about

Michelle here guest posting from up in New York. I won’t be mean and tell y’all what the temperatures are.

On August 15th, we opened our nets for our 25th fall season! It’s hard to believe that what started as

While everyone was settling into the new season and getting their banding and extracting skills up to speed we quietly

We are now a little bit into the third week of the Fall 2025 season, and it is starting off

A group of dedicated volunteers gathered last week in the steamy heat to clear the net lanes of vegetation that

Dear friends and supporters, After considerable reflection, we, Nicole and Nasim, are stepping down as Co‑Directors of the Cape Florida Banding Station. When we

The end of banding season is always bittersweet. We say goodbye to each other and to the birds until the

Over 100 species of birds migrate through south Florida every year in a process that starts in mid-August and ends

As you might have surmised, we’ve not been open very much these last weeks. We dodged another hurricane, hurricane Milton,

Last week, Hurricane Helene wrought devastation across much of the southeastern United States, bringing record-breaking storm surges and rains. We

On this blog, we tend to talk a lot about the birds and the data we are collecting to better

One of the most common questions we encounter as banders is, “what happens if the band is never reported again?”