2026 Songbird and Raptor Workshops
Our NABC Certified Songbird Trainer, Lucian Davis, will be offering a virtual songbird molt and aging workshop in early 2026. This $150 workshop will cover nearly all aspects of songbird aging, with a focus on molt and identifying molt limits.
The workshop is open to all experience levels, but is geared toward folks with some general knowledge of birds. Beginners will gain a broad understanding of in-hand songbird aging methods, and folks with prior experience aging birds are likely to come away with some new aging techniques to try out, and a deeper understanding of some tricky subjects like eccentric molt, WRP codes, and reading Pyle.
This will be a five-week virtual course with two 1.5 hour classes per week and optional homework. Learn more, and join the waitlist to attend by filling out our Workshop Interest Form here. We will send out final registration links and payment information to all interested participants after the holidays.
Join the waitlist for Fall 2026 raptor handling workshops by filling out our Workshop Interest Form here.
IBO Stickers and Shirts Available
We’re especially excited to announce a new effort featuring commissioned student art! Our first feature is a Calliope Hummingbird piece created by Iris Smith, and more pieces by other students are in the works. We have Iris’ new design (and the usual classics) available in our Bonfire Shirt shop.
We’ve also turned Iris’s work into stickers to support our hummingbird research. Get your own sticker by making a donation to IBO’s hummingbird fund. We’ll mail a sticker to anyone who donates $5 or more! (if you donate more than $5 and would like multiple stickers, email us at IBO@boisestate.edu). Stickers will be mailed in early 2026.
Valley Fire Habitat Restoration Volunteering
Our friends at Idaho Department of Fish and Game continue to lead the charge restoring habitat after the 2024 Valley Fire burned 10,000 acres of wildlife habitat including much of our Lucky Peak migration station. There are opportunities this winter to help with seed collection. View a list of restoration dates and signup links here.
Vehicle Donations Needed
We continue to search for folks who could donate used ATVs or UTVs, or a 4-wheel-drive truck or SUV. Do you or someone you know have a vehicle you would like to donate? We could use vehicles like this for our Team Goshawk work in southern Idaho, restoration work at the Diane Moore Nature Center, and as crew transportation on our Lucky Peak project. Email IBO@boisestate.edu for details.
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