IBO Fall Raptor Banding Year-to-date Results 2026
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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
| Species | Boise.Peak | Lucky.Peak | Total.2026 | Rank | Tied | Longterm.Season.Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWO | Northern Saw-whet Owl | 0 | 861 | 861 | 1 | 315.00 | |
| SSHA | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 236 | 210 | 446 | 26 | 536.39 | |
| COHA | Cooper’s Hawk | 97 | 156 | 253 | 13 | 208.82 | |
| AMKE | American Kestrel | 27 | 59 | 86 | 29 | 145.61 | |
| MERL | Merlin | 24 | 19 | 43 | 4 | Tied | 23.82 |
| RTHA | Red-tailed Hawk | 21 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 34.15 | |
| FLOW | Flammulated Owl | 0 | 36 | 36 | 16 | Tied | 38.00 |
| AGOS | American Goshawk | 13 | 11 | 24 | 11 | Tied | 20.31 |
| NOHA | Northern Harrier | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4.06 | |
| 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 |
| NOPO | Northern Pygmy-owl | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.03 | |
| WESO | Western Screech-owl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Tied | 0.03 |
| BAOW | Barred Owl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Tied | 0.03 |
| BOOW | Boreal Owl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Tied | 0.09 |
| BWHA | Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Tied | 0.42 |
| CORA | Common Raven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Tied | 0.03 |
| 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 | 0.03 | |
| RSHA | Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Tied | 0.06 |
| TOT | Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Tied | 0.27 |
| Boise.Peak | Total | 428 | 1385 | 1813 | 1 | 1336.20 |
Total by year and by species
| Years | AGOS | AMKE | BAOW | BOOW | BWHA | COHA | CORA | FEHA | FLOW | GHOW | GOEA | GYRF | LEOW | MERL | NOHA | NOPO | NSHR | NSWO | PEFA | PRFA | RLHA | RSHA | RTHA | SSHA | SWHA | WESO | TotalByYear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20.00 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 44.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 136.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 243.00 |
| 1994 | 34.00 | 75.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 155.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 12.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 431.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 753.00 |
| 1995 | 26.00 | 24.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 103.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 9.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 309.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 504.00 |
| 1996 | 33.00 | 81.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 208.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 19.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 39.00 | 423.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 811.00 |
| 1997 | 16.00 | 132.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 21.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 58.00 | 527.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 976.00 |
| 1998 | 36.00 | 174.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 286.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 20.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 804.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1346.00 |
| 1999 | 24.00 | 249.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 222.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 49 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 16.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 845 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 52.00 | 583.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1166.00 |
| 2000 | 38.00 | 151.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 134.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 12.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 137 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.00 | 433.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 800.00 |
| 2001 | 9.00 | 258.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 228.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 17 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 14.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 159 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 38.00 | 576.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1138.00 |
| 2002 | 31.00 | 340.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 273.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 26.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 67 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 54.00 | 615.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1354.00 |
| 2003 | 23.00 | 360.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 216.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 43.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 163 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 659.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1339.00 |
| 2004 | 37.00 | 213.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 201.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 60 | 7.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 19.00 | 525.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1025.00 |
| 2005 | 13.00 | 116.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 249.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 65 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 452.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 862.00 |
| 2006 | 14.00 | 114.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 162.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 27.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 105 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.00 | 469.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 830.00 |
| 2007 | 39.00 | 94.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 202.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 13.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 121 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 523.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 924.00 |
| 2008 | 6.00 | 108.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 124.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 62 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 178 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.00 | 353.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 643.00 |
| 2009 | 10.00 | 184.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 276.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 44.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 151 | 6.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.00 | 673.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1223.00 |
| 2010 | 29.00 | 117.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 225.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 33.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 93 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 536.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 958.00 |
| 2011 | 17.00 | 121.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 174.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 43 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 551 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 670.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1024.00 |
| 2012 | 19.00 | 125.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 258.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 550 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.00 | 698.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1151.00 |
| 2013 | 17.00 | 167.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 178.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 98 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 18.00 | 12.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 271 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 526.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 952.00 |
| 2014 | 12.00 | 217.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 275.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 38 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 48.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 336 | 4.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.00 | 662.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1263.00 |
| 2015 | 10.00 | 152.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 270.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 | 35.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 749 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.00 | 595.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1098.00 |
| 2016 | 17.00 | 129.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 363.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 281 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 865.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1455.00 |
| 2017 | 24.00 | 145.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 331.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 41.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 493 | 4.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 605.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1195.00 |
| 2018 | 10.00 | 149.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 269.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 29.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 307 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 49.00 | 510.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1033.00 |
| 2019 | 26.00 | 102.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 274.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 35.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 560 | 6.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.00 | 573.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1069.00 |
| 2020 | 12.00 | 115.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 269.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 45 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 22.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 491 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.00 | 670.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1176.00 |
| 2021 | 17.00 | 85.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 275.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 88 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 19.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 363 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 101.00 | 520.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1040.00 |
| 2022 | 12.00 | 112.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 240.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 33 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 17.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 174 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 56.00 | 512.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 962.00 |
| 2023 | 11.00 | 158.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 216.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 67 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 45.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 610 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 38.00 | 473.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 951.00 |
| 2024 | 8.00 | 106.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 175.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 66 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 6 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 274 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 456.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 793.00 |
| 2025 | 7.00 | 109.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 146.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 36 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 9.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 313 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 39.00 | 339.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 665.00 |
| Grand Total | 657.00 | 4805.00 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 14.00 | 7221.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 947 | 2.00 | 38.00 | 1.00 | 27 | 786.00 | 134.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7884 | 106.00 | 115.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1127.00 | 17701.00 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 32721.00 |
| 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 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 292 | 3.21 | 3.48 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 34.15 | 536.39 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 991.55 |
Graphs for Comparison to Previous Years
