Our program is the monitoring for white-nose syndrome in bats as part of our "Bats and Bridges" project & with early season bat netting to examine bats for the disease. This short video summarizes our findings. youtu.be/CinlkkBXx7g?fe… U Calgary Alberta Government

Hatch year Clay-colored Sparrow banded this morning at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Northern Waterthrush banded this morning at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Orange-crowned Warbler banded this morning at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Bay-breasted Warbler banded this morning at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Philadelphia Vireo banded this morning at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Blue-headed Vireo banded this morning at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Hatch year Mourning Dove banded this morning at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Yellow Warbler banded this morning at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Mourning Warbler banded today at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Slate-colored (Dark-eyed) Junco banded today at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Ovenbird banded today at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Black-and-white Warbler banded today at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Well, this is wild: A new study links the decline of bats (like bats, the animals) with the death of infants in the US. As white nose syndrome kills off insect-eating bats, farmers use more pesticides, and pesticides harm human health. Bats = good??? vox.com/down-to-earth/…

Hatch year Yellow Warbler banded this morning at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Orange-crowned Warbler banded today at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Adult (after hatch year) female American Redstart banded this morning at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Hatch year female Black-and-white Warbler banded this morning at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Western Palm Warbler banded today at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring

Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler banded today at Last Mountain Bird Observatory #MigrationMonitoring