Bird Banding Spring 2025

This spring’s bird banding was both exciting and a bit sad. Overall, migrating bird populations are down. Now is the time to really think about your actions when it comes to pesticides, herbicides, lights out, and planting native plants whenever possible! As our green space shrinks more and more, we must be more cognizant and thoughtful with ensuring there is enough food and shelter for our feather friends. This means, we often need to learn to live with native plants, insects, and provide supplemental food in a safe manner (sanitizing feeders and bird baths regularly and changing out hummingbird feeders often). Our bird populations will rely on us more and more as they navigate the changes in the world. And while some of our bird populations are quite adept at managing changes in the environment and overcoming challenges, some of our bird friends are so hard-wired to using the same migration routes and feeding areas that any changes to these can really throw them off course and result in their untimely deaths. And while the doom and gloom has been extra this year, the glimmer of hope is we still have time to change things and help right the course. The hope is that we can make a difference the more we understand and know - and share with others. Thus, bird banding remains an invaluable tool to monitor our bird populations! Technologies are rapidly evolving to find ways to be even more hands-off with birds so we can monitor them with fewer interruptions. Want to learn more about bird banding and attend a session? Consider signing up for a fall session with Denver Audubon or Bird Conservancy of the Rockies!

And remember - LIGHTS OUT at night to help migrating birds get to their wintering grounds!