From Intermountain Bird Observatory
September marks the height of migration season at Lucky Peak, and the excitement is in full swing across all three of our projects!
After a quiet August, songbird numbers and species diversity are climbing steadily, keeping our team on their toes. Flycatchers, warblers, sparrows, and adorable surprises like the Golden-crowned Kinglet are brightening everyone’s day.
Our owl banding crew is off to an incredible start, having already banded three species this season! Along with the usual Flammulated and Northern Saw-whet Owls, we were treated to a stunning Long-eared Owl-a rare and special visitor to our station.
And, to top it all off, Hannah, our lead trapper at Lucky Peak, had a moment every raptor bander dreams of-on Friday, she banded and released a magnificent young Golden Eagle!
Stay tuned for more on this incredible eagle story in an upcoming post. What thrilling discovery will our team make next? We hope you’ll join us at the peak soon to witness it firsthand!
Golden Crowned Kinglet
Omg its so cute!
It took me a minute to figure out where its face was. After looking at so many thousands of large bird photos every day, this one looked decapitated to me at first! 😁
Lol I can kinda see it
Hannah and the Golden Eagle
Holy moly thats huge! I’m constantly amazed by how huge birds are
The place in NJ I go to has a Golden and 2 Bald Eagles. Everyone should get to see eagles in person, they are truly awe inspiring.
I think I saw one fly overhead once but that definitely doesn’t beat holding one
