Michelle for the Cape Florida Banding Station

I founded the Cape Florida Banding Station (CFBS) along with Liz Golden and Robin Diaz in 2002 to learn more about bird migration through South Florida, an area that hosts millions of birds on the move between northeastern North America, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America each spring and fall but that previously had received little scientific attention. We could not have imagined then that the CFBS would still be going strong over two decades later. I am constantly grateful for all the help and support we have received over the years to make the CFBS one of the longest running community science programs in the area. I have also met some amazing people through this project!

The CFBS is hoping to raise $10,000 during today's Give Miami Day fundraiser. These unrestricted funds will allow us to replace worn equipment, in particular delicate mist nets, and pay for other operational costs to allow us to continue our monitoring, research, and education.

We have some exciting new opportunities in 2025 to expand our research partnerships and have our unique dataset contribute further to hemisphere-wide knowledge of bird migration trends, as well as the chance to continue to involve local residents in community science. We are incredibly thankful for your support!