Calgary Bird Banding Society
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Founded in 1995, Calgary Bird Banding Society is a charity based in Calgary, Canada working on nature & wildlife conservation, science & research.
The Calgary Bird Banding Society (CBBS) is a charitable non-profit society incorporated in 1995 in Calgary, Alberta. It works on the research and conservation of birds, with a focus on Neotropical migratory birds. Its main project is migration monitoring and banding at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary, supported by related projects in the Calgary region and in Central America, including Belize and Costa Rica. CBBS runs the Northern Saw-whet Owl migration monitoring programme, contributes to the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) and Monitoring Survival Indices (MoSI) programmes, and studies the origins of migrating birds using stable isotopes and feather samples. The society also raises public awareness of bird conservation, including through a fatal light awareness programme and work on building collisions in downtown Calgary. It is volunteer-run and offers volunteer opportunities and memberships.
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Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Migration Monitoring
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Canada
Constant-effort mist-netting and banding of Neotropical migratory birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, a federal Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Calgary, as part of the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network.
Northern Saw-whet Owl Migration Monitoring
Science & Research · Canada
Fall migration monitoring of Northern Saw-whet Owls using audiolure and mist-nets at a foothills site southwest of Calgary near Bragg Creek.
Spring Migration Monitoring in Belize
Science & Research · Belize
Standardised spring migration monitoring of Neotropical migrant landbirds at Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society, begun in 2017.
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Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, Institute for Bird Populations, Alberta Parks, Alberta Conservation Association, Bow Valley Naturalists, Calgary Airport Authority, Building Owners & Managers Association, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society, La Selva Biological Station
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