Bird Banding at Ijams Nature Center

Join the Ijams Community Science team for a day of bird banding, getting an intimate look at migratory and resident songbirds as they're safely captured, banded, and released after the banding team collects necessary data to help better understand the health and productivity of birds in our vicinity. Participants will have the opportunity to see these birds up close, release them after banding, and join the team on net runs to see what birds have been caught before being brought to the banding table.

Ijams Nature Center's bird banding station began its operation in early 2025, created to better understand how resident and migratory songbirds utilize fruiting plants throughout the year. For this project, the banding team is especially interested in the consumption and dispersal of native vs. non-native invasive plant species. By looking at various sites across Ijams, they’ll track how songbirds use and influence specific habitats before and…