Bill Baggs FIRESIDE TALKS: All About Bird Banding

Name: Bill Baggs FIRESIDE TALKS: All About Bird Banding
Start: 2026-05-13T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-13T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park

Schedule

Wed May 13 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park | Key Biscayne, FL

Dr. Steffanie Munguía introduces the Cape Florida Banding Station, a migratory bird banding station at our park.
About this Event

All About BIRD BANDING

Dr. Steffanie Munguía, an Avian Conservation Programs Manager for Zoo Miami, introduces the Cape Florida Banding Station, a migratory bird banding station at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park. Key Biscayne is an important stop-over for migratory birds in the spring and fall. CFBS bands around 1800 birds annually.

Steffanie is a bander-in-charge and interim operations director at the Cape Florida Banding Station, the longest-running, southern-most migratory bird banding station in the continental United States.

MEET Dr. Steffanie Munguía and enjoy her presentation.
EXPERIENCE a sample bird banding station.
TEST your own knowledge about our local and migratory bird population.
LEARN more about the critical work of the CFBS and the work they have done over the last 20 years.
ENJOY Lite bites and refreshments.

Tickets required for all (Members and Non-Members).

TICKETS

FREE for Friends of Cape Florida and Lighthouse (proof of membership required).
$15 required donation for non-members.
To become a or a click on the links.

TIME: 7:30 PM to 9:00PM

LOCATION: Sunset Pavilion D-18 by the seawall.

ABOUT THE STATION: The Cape Florida Banding Station (CFBS) is a migratory bird banding station located in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park. For over 20 years biologists, recent graduates and community members from across Florida have collaborated to gain hands-on training and contribute to the station’s long-term dataset.

Founded in 2002, CFBS aims to uncover more about bird migration through South Florida, a previously understudied 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.

CFBS is located within a restored hardwood hammock and offers a unique opportunity to promote a hemisphere-wide understanding of the ecology of migratory birds. Over the years, CFBS has banded over 50,000 neotropical migratory birds of 119 species, with an average of 1,800 birds banded each season.

Birds are examined for age, sex and body condition, and are given a numbered leg band before being released safely back into the wild. Birds banded at CFBS have been encountered in maritime Canada, Puerto Rico, and many places in between. Our goal is to enhance bird conservation in South Florida and along the Atlantic Flyway.

GOOD TO KNOW

Park entry fee required.
In case of inclement weather event will be re-scheduled.
Bring a reusable cup - we try to make all FOCF events zero-waste.
Bathrooms close by.
Event is ADA accessible.
Free parking for all ticket holders.
Bring bug spray if you are sensitive to bites.
Sponsored by the Friends of Cape Florida.

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