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As August rolls into September our species diversity is slowly climbing. We have added Chuck-will’s Widow and Traill’s flycatcher to […]

The weather cleared up this week and the winds continued out of the east, making for a slow trickle of

We were able to band most of the morning today under cloudy and drizzly conditions, and started the season with

Fall banding will start on August 15, 2021 and continue daily through Nov 7. We have a few slots open

The last week of banding for the Spring 2021 season followed a similar pattern to the previous week. Banding was

One of the most important food trees for migrating songbirds is the Florida Strangler fig (Ficus aurea) and they are

The total number of migrants captured during the last week went back down but we had some highlights that added

This last week did prove to be much more active, and our overall total for the season jumped from 241

We still are waiting for a big day of banding, but the weather remains mild. The winds have been mostly

New species rode the E and SE winds into the area, and we captured 18 birds of 8 species on