SARR OPENS NEW WELCH FARM MAPS STATION IN CHEROKEE COUNTY, NC
Southern Appalachian Raptor Research is excited to initiate the newWelch FarmMAPS station in 2015, to monitor the bird community atthe historic Welch Farm site in Marble, NC. The first Welch Farm (WEFA) MAPS sample is scheduled to openthis week and continue thru summer 2015 on selected dates. The Welch Farm MAPS bird monitoring project is […]
FIND YOUR BIRD FOCUS THIS SUMMER AT BIG BALD MOUNTAIN VACATION BIRD SCHOOL
Southern Appalachian Raptor Research will offer the Big Bald Mountain Vacation Bird School (VBS) July 6 10, 2015. All rising 5th-7th graders who love birds, wildlife and fun outdoors are encouraged to join VBS! This is the fifth season that students will explore the Big Bald Mountain habitat to learn the birds of the southern Appalachians. VBS is […]
2014 Fall Migration at Big Bald Banding Station
Temperatures are cooling, a few leaves are changing color in the higher elevations, and migratory birds are beginning their journey south to warmer lands. Southern Appalachian Raptor Research (SARR) volunteers set up mist nets for the fall season of banding at Big Bald on August 23, 2014. Numbers of birds banded have gradually picked up over […]