Banding Am. Kestrel nestlings
This summer Ed Pike and Kelly Davis are again banding American Kestrel (AMKE) nestlings in nest boxes at several locations on Little Traverse Conservancy and
Ed Pike
June 24, 2025
This summer Ed Pike and Kelly Davis are again banding American Kestrel (AMKE) nestlings in nest boxes at several locations on Little Traverse Conservancy and
Welcome to the final update of the Spring 2025 raptor banding season! At this point in the season, migration is coming to end and only
The final week of the Waterbird count has come to a close. Duck migration has slowed down considerably this week. Long-tailed Ducks, Common Loons, and
Welcome back to the blog! This past week we’ve seen a decrease in the number of raptors moving through the area but we still had
Different species of animals migrate at various times of the year for many reasons including food/habitat availability and breeding requirements. As the season has progressed,
Welcome back to the raptor banding blog! We finally had a good stretch of weather and were uninterrupted in the blind this week. We caught
Good morning MSRW readers! It has come to the end: as of this morning, the MSRW spring owl banding season is concluded. We have caught
This was another great week for the waterbird count. The 29th of April was a particularly special day for the season. A strong 25mph Southeast
Hello dear readers! It’s been an exciting week here at the field station. The Northern Saw-whet season is almost entirely over: we caught a whopping
Welcome back to the spring raptor banding blog! There weren’t many raptors moving this week due to bad weather but we still had some exciting
Good morning MSRW readers, thank you for checking back in with us again this week! We are sorry about the delay in publication, we had
Waterbird counts in mid-April have had incredible diversity. Numerous species are currently reaching peak flights for the season. A string of strong West winds and
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