Click here to watch the video from the CFNIL about the Sand Bluff Bird Observatory Scholarships.
A two session Scouts seminar will be offered on October 12 and 26
to assist Scouts interested in earning their Bird Study Merit Badge.
Click here to register.
UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMS
The banding station is open for visitors! Please email Mike Eickman for more information: redtail15@aol.com
Two session seminars to assist Scouts interested in earning their Bird Study Merit Badge. Please register for the event here.
The banding station is open for visitors! Please email Mike Eickman for more information: redtail15@aol.com
Please join us for an educational program about owls during the peak Saw-whet Owl migration in October. Learn about the research Sand Bluff and other scientists are conducting about owl ecology and behavior. Experience the[...]
The banding station is open for visitors! Please email Mike Eickman for more information: redtail15@aol.com
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NEWS FROM SAND BLUFF
Sand Bluff Birder – August 2024
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. In June, I visited Sand Bluff and was awed by the beautiful prairie flowers, butterflies and voluminous song of cicadas singing in the woods. August 2024 Birder
Sand Bluff Birder – February 2024
Hello fellow Bird Lovers! There are signs of spring in the air. Northern Cardinals and House Finches are practicing their songs, Red-winged Blackbirds are trickling in and Sand Hill Cranes are showing up in pairs. It’s time to shake off winter’s cold, leave our...
Sand Bluff Birder – December 2023
Sand Bluff’s fall migration season has come to an end. This year has been exceptional for both spring and fall. Spring numbers of 1,860 new birds and Fall’s 3,087 gave us a total of 4,947 new birds for the year and add in 1,469 retraps gave us a grand total of 6,416...
We visited a week ago. My daughter was fortunate enough to release a blue winged warbler after it was banded. She is still talking about it as well as other birds she sees. The work done at the observatory is life changing in a very positive way. Keep up the great work.
Sand Bluff Bird Observatiory is my favorite place to hike and go bird watching anytime of the year. I especially love the banding station where you can see volunteers band many different species of birds. Some are rarely seen in the wild. Like Owls and whippoorwills. Banding starts in March and continues through the summer and fall and ends sometime in November.