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
|
|
AGOS
|
American Goshawk
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
|
20.31
|
|
AMKE
|
American Kestrel
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
|
145.61
|
|
BWHA
|
Broad-winged Hawk
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Tied
|
0.42
|
|
COHA
|
Cooper’s Hawk
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
|
208.82
|
|
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
|
2
|
Tied
|
0.03
|
|
GOEA
|
Golden Eagle
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
Tied
|
1.15
|
|
GYRF
|
Gyrfalcon
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Tied
|
0.03
|
|
MERL
|
Merlin
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
|
23.82
|
|
NOHA
|
Northern Harrier
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
Tied
|
4.06
|
|
NSHR
|
Northern Shrike
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Tied
|
0.09
|
|
PEFA
|
Peregrine Falcon
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
Tied
|
3.21
|
|
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
|
Tied
|
0.06
|
|
RTHA
|
Red-tailed Hawk
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
|
34.15
|
|
SSHA
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
|
536.39
|
|
SWHA
|
Swainson’s Hawk
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Tied
|
0.27
|
|
TOT
|
Total
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
|
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
|
BWHA
|
COHA
|
CORA
|
FEHA
|
GHOW
|
GOEA
|
GYRF
|
MERL
|
NOHA
|
NSHR
|
PEFA
|
PRFA
|
RLHA
|
RSHA
|
RTHA
|
SSHA
|
SWHA
|
TotalByYear
|
YearRank
|
|
1993
|
20
|
23
|
0
|
44
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
136
|
0
|
243
|
33
|
|
1994
|
34
|
75
|
0
|
155
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
431
|
0
|
753
|
29
|
|
1995
|
26
|
24
|
1
|
103
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
309
|
0
|
504
|
32
|
|
1996
|
33
|
81
|
0
|
208
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
19
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
39
|
423
|
1
|
811
|
26
|
|
1997
|
16
|
132
|
0
|
200
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
21
|
13
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
58
|
527
|
1
|
976
|
18
|
|
1998
|
36
|
174
|
0
|
286
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
20
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
804
|
0
|
1346
|
3
|
|
1999
|
24
|
249
|
0
|
222
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
16
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
52
|
583
|
1
|
1166
|
9
|
|
2000
|
38
|
151
|
0
|
134
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
12
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
433
|
0
|
800
|
27
|
|
2001
|
9
|
258
|
0
|
228
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
14
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
576
|
0
|
1138
|
11
|
|
2002
|
31
|
340
|
0
|
273
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
26
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
54
|
615
|
0
|
1354
|
2
|
|
2003
|
23
|
360
|
1
|
216
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
43
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
659
|
0
|
1339
|
4
|
|
2004
|
37
|
213
|
0
|
201
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
19
|
525
|
0
|
1025
|
16
|
|
2005
|
13
|
116
|
0
|
249
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
452
|
0
|
862
|
24
|
|
2006
|
14
|
114
|
0
|
162
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
27
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
469
|
0
|
830
|
25
|
|
2007
|
39
|
94
|
0
|
202
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
45
|
523
|
0
|
924
|
23
|
|
2008
|
6
|
108
|
3
|
124
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
353
|
0
|
643
|
31
|
|
2009
|
10
|
184
|
1
|
276
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
44
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
673
|
0
|
1223
|
6
|
|
2010
|
29
|
117
|
0
|
225
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
536
|
1
|
958
|
20
|
|
2011
|
17
|
121
|
0
|
174
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
23
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
670
|
0
|
1023
|
17
|
|
2012
|
19
|
125
|
0
|
258
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
698
|
1
|
1151
|
10
|
|
2013
|
17
|
167
|
1
|
178
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
12
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
526
|
0
|
952
|
21
|
|
2014
|
12
|
217
|
0
|
275
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
48
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
662
|
0
|
1263
|
5
|
|
2015
|
10
|
152
|
0
|
270
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
595
|
1
|
1098
|
12
|
|
2016
|
17
|
129
|
2
|
363
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
40
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
865
|
1
|
1455
|
1
|
|
2017
|
24
|
145
|
2
|
331
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
605
|
0
|
1195
|
7
|
|
2018
|
10
|
149
|
0
|
269
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
49
|
510
|
1
|
1033
|
15
|
|
2019
|
26
|
102
|
1
|
274
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
15
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
573
|
0
|
1069
|
13
|
|
2020
|
12
|
115
|
0
|
269
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
22
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
70
|
670
|
0
|
1176
|
8
|
|
2021
|
17
|
85
|
2
|
275
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
19
|
10
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
101
|
520
|
1
|
1040
|
14
|
|
2022
|
12
|
112
|
0
|
240
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
17
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
56
|
512
|
0
|
962
|
19
|
|
2023
|
11
|
158
|
0
|
216
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
45
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
473
|
0
|
951
|
22
|
|
2024
|
8
|
106
|
0
|
175
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
456
|
0
|
793
|
28
|
|
2025
|
7
|
109
|
0
|
146
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
12
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
39
|
339
|
0
|
665
|
30
|
|
Grand Total
|
657
|
4805
|
14
|
7221
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
38
|
1
|
786
|
134
|
3
|
106
|
115
|
1
|
2
|
1127
|
17701
|
9
|
32720
|
|
|
AveragePerYear
|
20.31
|
145.61
|
0.42
|
218.82
|
0
|
0.09
|
0.03
|
1.15
|
0.03
|
23.82
|
4.06
|
0.09
|
3.21
|
3.48
|
0.03
|
0.06
|
34.15
|
536.39
|
0.27
|
991.52
|
|
|
2026
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
2026 Rank
|
34
|
34
|
10
|
34
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
22
|
2
|
34
|
27
|
4
|
32
|
31
|
2
|
3
|
34
|
34
|
10
|
34
|
|
|
2026 Tied
|
|
|
Tied
|
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
Tied
|
|
|
Tied
|
|
|