...to encourage and promote bird banding as a useful tool in the study of the biology and migration of western birds.
Western Bird Banding Association
2026 Annual Meeting: Aug 21-24, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada
Video Presentations
Introduction to, and the application of, the Wolfe-Ryder-Pyle (WRP) ageing system
by Danielle Kaschube of
The Institute for Bird Populations
February 11, 2026
Applying GPS telemetry to raptor movement ecology: Home ranges, dispersal, and behavior
Presented by Michael Stewart of
Texas A&M Kingsville
January 21, 2026
Color Conundrum: Deciphering Delayed Plumage Maturation in Painted Buntings
Presented by Victoria Langham of
University of North Texas
January 21, 2026
Digital Imagery and Its Use in Studying Birds
Presented by Peter Pyle of
The Institute For Bird Populations
December 12, 2025
Using audio lures during migration in Alberta and Mexico
by Cyndi Smith of the
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network
January 24, 2024
Rosy-Finches of New Mexico
Presented by Jason Kitting of
Rio Grande Bird Research Inc.
December 06, 2023
Into the streams and rivers: monitoring Harlequin Duck on its breeding grounds
by Cyndi Smith of the
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network
November 17, 2023
Saw-whet Owls: residents, migrants or vagrants; an avian enigma
Presented by Geoff Holroyd of
The Beaverhill Bird Observatory
November 17, 2023
Desert Purple Martins
by Jennie MacFarland of the Tucson Audubon Society
October 26, 2023
An Exploration of Molt in Woodpeckers
by Danielle Kaschube of
The Institute for Bird Populations
October 26, 2023