Fall Migration Monitoring at the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory has ended. We normally wrap-up September 30, but ran through October 3 this year since overnight temperatures were still relatively warm, potentially delaying movements of short-distance migrants. These three extra days were not enough, however, to find those missing migrants as counts fizzled into mostly species who reside here year-round.

One such resident species, a Downy Woodpecker, became our last bird banded. Keep an eye on your feeders this winter for these cuties. With no red on her head we can tell this bird was a female. Over cold winter nights they will roost in holes dug into dead and dying trees, so keeping thos…

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