Banding Stations
We operate two raptor banding stations each Fall. Our Lucky Peak
station is open for visitors (visit information: https://www.boisestate.edu/ibo/science/lucky/), whereas
our Boise Peak station is not.
Year-to-date Results
Total banded raptors by species from IBO’s Boise Peak and Lucky Peak
banding stations combined. Rank represents the current year rank out of
a total of 34 years (counting 2026).
|
|
Species
|
Boise.Peak
|
Lucky.Peak
|
Total.2026
|
Rank
|
Tied
|
Longterm.Season.Average
|
|
SSHA
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk
|
139
|
137
|
276
|
33
|
|
536.39
|
|
COHA
|
Cooper’s Hawk
|
82
|
143
|
225
|
16
|
Tied
|
208.82
|
|
NSWO
|
Northern Saw-whet Owl
|
0
|
191
|
191
|
14
|
|
315.00
|
|
AMKE
|
American Kestrel
|
24
|
53
|
77
|
31
|
|
145.61
|
|
FLOW
|
Flammulated Owl
|
0
|
36
|
36
|
13
|
Tied
|
38.00
|
|
RTHA
|
Red-tailed Hawk
|
17
|
19
|
36
|
13
|
|
34.15
|
|
MERL
|
Merlin
|
6
|
6
|
12
|
29
|
Tied
|
23.82
|
|
NOHA
|
Northern Harrier
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
Tied
|
4.06
|
|
AGOS
|
American Goshawk
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
34
|
|
20.31
|
|
LEOW
|
Long-eared Owl
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
|
1.00
|
|
PEFA
|
Peregrine Falcon
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
17
|
Tied
|
3.21
|
|
GOEA
|
Golden Eagle
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
Tied
|
1.15
|
|
BAOW
|
Barred Owl
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Tied
|
0.03
|
|
BOOW
|
Boreal Owl
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Tied
|
0.09
|
|
BWHA
|
Broad-winged Hawk
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Tied
|
0.42
|
|
CORA
|
Common Raven
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Tied
|
0.00
|
|
FEHA
|
Ferruginous Hawk
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Tied
|
0.09
|
|
GHOW
|
Great Horned Owl
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Tied
|
0.06
|
|
GYRF
|
Gyrfalcon
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Tied
|
0.03
|
|
NSHR
|
Northern Shrike
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Tied
|
0.09
|
|
PRFA
|
Prairie Falcon
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
Tied
|
3.48
|
|
RLHA
|
Rough-legged Hawk
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Tied
|
0.03
|
|
RSHA
|
Red-shouldered Hawk
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
0.06
|
|
SWHA
|
Swainson’s Hawk
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Tied
|
0.27
|
|
WESO
|
Western Screech-owl
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Tied
|
0.03
|
|
TOT
|
Total
|
278
|
596
|
874
|
24
|
|
1001.80
|
Total by year and by species
Total banded raptors by species by year from IBO’s Boise Peak and Lucky
Peak banding stations combined. Rank represents the current year rank
out of a total of 33 years (counting 2025). Note, the first three years
rank lower as there the trapping protocol varied (different sites,
different, hours, etc.). Also, starting in 2014, we shifted the starting
date 10 days earlier.
|
Years
|
AGOS
|
AMKE
|
BAOW
|
BOOW
|
BWHA
|
COHA
|
CORA
|
FEHA
|
FLOW
|
GHOW
|
GOEA
|
GYRF
|
LEOW
|
MERL
|
NOHA
|
NSHR
|
NSWO
|
PEFA
|
PRFA
|
RLHA
|
RSHA
|
RTHA
|
SSHA
|
SWHA
|
WESO
|
TotalByYear
|
YearRank
|
|
1993
|
20
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
44
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
136
|
0
|
0
|
243
|
33
|
|
1994
|
34
|
75
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
155
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
431
|
0
|
0
|
753
|
29
|
|
1995
|
26
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
103
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
309
|
0
|
0
|
504
|
32
|
|
1996
|
33
|
81
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
208
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
39
|
423
|
1
|
0
|
811
|
26
|
|
1997
|
16
|
132
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
200
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
58
|
527
|
1
|
0
|
976
|
18
|
|
1998
|
36
|
174
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
286
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
804
|
0
|
0
|
1346
|
3
|
|
1999
|
24
|
249
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
222
|
0
|
0
|
49
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
9
|
0
|
845
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
52
|
583
|
1
|
0
|
1166
|
9
|
|
2000
|
38
|
151
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
134
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
3
|
0
|
137
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
433
|
0
|
0
|
800
|
27
|
|
2001
|
9
|
258
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
228
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
6
|
0
|
159
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
576
|
0
|
0
|
1138
|
11
|
|
2002
|
31
|
340
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
273
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
6
|
0
|
67
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
54
|
615
|
0
|
0
|
1354
|
2
|
|
2003
|
23
|
360
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
216
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
43
|
2
|
0
|
163
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
659
|
0
|
0
|
1339
|
4
|
|
2004
|
37
|
213
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
201
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
60
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
19
|
525
|
0
|
0
|
1025
|
16
|
|
2005
|
13
|
116
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
249
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
1
|
0
|
65
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
452
|
0
|
0
|
862
|
24
|
|
2006
|
14
|
114
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
162
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
5
|
0
|
105
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
469
|
0
|
0
|
830
|
25
|
|
2007
|
39
|
94
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
202
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
5
|
0
|
121
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
45
|
523
|
0
|
0
|
924
|
23
|
|
2008
|
6
|
108
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
124
|
0
|
0
|
62
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
18
|
2
|
0
|
178
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
353
|
0
|
0
|
643
|
31
|
|
2009
|
10
|
184
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
276
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
44
|
0
|
0
|
151
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
673
|
0
|
0
|
1223
|
6
|
|
2010
|
29
|
117
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
225
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
0
|
0
|
93
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
536
|
1
|
0
|
958
|
20
|
|
2011
|
17
|
121
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
174
|
0
|
0
|
43
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
0
|
1
|
551
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
670
|
0
|
0
|
1023
|
17
|
|
2012
|
19
|
125
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
258
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
550
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
698
|
1
|
0
|
1151
|
10
|
|
2013
|
17
|
167
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
178
|
0
|
0
|
98
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
18
|
12
|
0
|
271
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
526
|
0
|
0
|
952
|
21
|
|
2014
|
12
|
217
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
275
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
48
|
2
|
0
|
336
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
662
|
0
|
1
|
1263
|
5
|
|
2015
|
10
|
152
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
270
|
0
|
0
|
59
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
35
|
2
|
0
|
749
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
595
|
1
|
0
|
1098
|
12
|
|
2016
|
17
|
129
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
363
|
0
|
0
|
67
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
40
|
7
|
0
|
281
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
865
|
1
|
0
|
1455
|
1
|
|
2017
|
24
|
145
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
331
|
0
|
0
|
37
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
41
|
6
|
0
|
493
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
605
|
0
|
0
|
1195
|
7
|
|
2018
|
10
|
149
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
269
|
0
|
0
|
62
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
1
|
0
|
307
|
7
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
49
|
510
|
1
|
0
|
1033
|
15
|
|
2019
|
26
|
102
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
274
|
0
|
0
|
43
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
15
|
0
|
560
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
573
|
0
|
0
|
1069
|
13
|
|
2020
|
12
|
115
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
269
|
0
|
1
|
45
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
22
|
2
|
0
|
491
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
70
|
670
|
0
|
0
|
1176
|
8
|
|
2021
|
17
|
85
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
275
|
0
|
0
|
88
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
10
|
0
|
363
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
101
|
520
|
1
|
1
|
1040
|
14
|
|
2022
|
12
|
112
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
240
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
1
|
1
|
174
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
56
|
512
|
0
|
0
|
962
|
19
|
|
2023
|
11
|
158
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
216
|
0
|
0
|
67
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
45
|
2
|
0
|
610
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
473
|
0
|
0
|
951
|
22
|
|
2024
|
8
|
106
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
175
|
1
|
0
|
66
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
274
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
456
|
0
|
0
|
793
|
28
|
|
2025
|
7
|
109
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
146
|
0
|
0
|
36
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
12
|
0
|
313
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
39
|
339
|
0
|
1
|
665
|
30
|
|
Grand Total
|
657
|
4805
|
1
|
6
|
14
|
7221
|
1
|
3
|
947
|
2
|
38
|
1
|
27
|
786
|
134
|
3
|
7884
|
106
|
115
|
1
|
2
|
1127
|
17701
|
9
|
3
|
32720
|
|
|
AveragePerYear
|
20.31
|
145.61
|
0.03
|
0.18
|
0.42
|
218.82
|
0
|
0.09
|
35
|
0.06
|
1.15
|
0.03
|
1
|
23.82
|
4.06
|
0.09
|
292
|
3.21
|
3.48
|
0.03
|
0.06
|
34.15
|
536.39
|
0.27
|
0.09
|
991.52
|
|
|
2026
|
5
|
77
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
225
|
0
|
0
|
36
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
12
|
7
|
0
|
191
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
36
|
276
|
0
|
874
|
0
|
|
|
2026 Rank
|
34
|
31
|
2
|
3
|
10
|
16
|
2
|
4
|
13
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
29
|
7
|
4
|
14
|
17
|
31
|
2
|
3
|
13
|
33
|
10
|
24
|
4
|
|
|
2026 Tied
|
|
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
|
|
|
Tied
|
|
Tied
|
|