All banding, marking, and sampling is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Bird Banding Laboratory.
Cedar Grove traps raptors for banding from mid August to mid November.
How do we define “raptor”?1
Based on current taxonomy, raptors include species in the taxonomic orders Accipitriformes, Cathartiformes, Strigiformes, Cariamiformes, and Falconiformes. The order Cariamiformes does not include any species in North America, and while New World vultures are considered raptors, CGORS does not band vultures. This leaves the following orders: Accipitriformes, Strigiformes, and Falconiformes. In North America, the order Accipitriformes contains the families Accipitridae (eagles, harriers, hawks, kites) and Pandionidae (ospreys). The order Strigiformes contains the families Tytonidae (barn owl) and the Strigidae (all other owls). The order Falconiformes contains the family Falconidae.
CGORS has banded 13 species from the family Accipitridae. This includes 2 species of eagles, and 11 species of hawks (accipiters, buteos, harriers). We have banded 4 species from the family Falconidae, one species from Tytonidae and 8 species from the family Strigidae. Click the links below for more information.
Cedar Grove Ornithological Research Station 