Tails from the Banding Station: How We Band Birds

We spend the fall trapping migrating raptors. But what do we do with them? Here’s a look inside of our blind walking you through all
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Twenty-Nine Sticks And Counting!

Mr. North and DNF have been very busy with nestorations! Between October 31 and November 5, our camera operators documented the power pair delivering 29
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How Much Weight Can a Bald Eagle Carry?

On December 11 of 2023, DNF arrived with a large stick that she struggled to place. How much weight can eagles carry?
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Happy Halloween! Have a boo-tiful day and a bewitching night! Trick or treat? Birds do both!

The ways in which we watch and learn about birds – HD cameras, high-powered spotting scopes and lenses, satellite transmitters, and DNA analyzers – are
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Stick or Treat? I’ll take the sticks! Nestflix from Trempealeau, Decorah North, Decorah, and Great Spirit Bluff

Happy Halloween week! Today’s treats include some sticky business, a glimpse of the handsome Mr. North, Great Blue Herons visiting N1, and some leaf peeping
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A Red-tailed Hawk being banded at our banding station

Tails from the Banding Station: How We Band Birds

November 8, 2025

We spend the fall trapping migrating raptors. But what do we do with them? Here’s a look inside

November 2: DNF and Mr. North have raised the rails and carpeted the floor! Look closely and you'll see this year's nest taking shape on the base of last year's nest. Like trees, an eagle's nest has rings: annual layers that reflect nest building, stick replenishment, trampling, and settling. Look for them here and in Trempealeau.

Twenty-Nine Sticks And Counting!

November 5, 2025

Mr. North and DNF have been very busy with nestorations! Between October 31 and November 5, our camera

December 11, 2023: DNF and the big stick!

How Much Weight Can a Bald Eagle Carry?

November 3, 2025

On December 11 of 2023, DNF arrived with a large stick that she struggled to place. How much weight can eagles carry?

Happy Halloween! Have a boo-tiful day and a bewitching night! Trick or treat? Birds do both!

October 31, 2025

The ways in which we watch and learn about birds – HD cameras, high-powered spotting scopes and lenses,

Established in 1988, the non-profit Raptor Resource Project specializes in the preservation of falcons, eagles, ospreys, hawks, and owls. We create, improve, and directly maintain over 40 nests and nest sites, provide training in nest site creation and management, and develop innovations in nest site management and viewing that bring people closer to the natural world. Our mission is to preserve and strengthen raptor populations, expand participation in raptor preservation, and help foster the next generation of preservationists.