Join us for our first program meeting of the fall season!

"Bird Banding at Sand Bluff Observatory”

Mike and Deb Eickman will go over the history of the station and explain the process that used in banding birds. They will show pictures of some of the birds they capture and some rare birds many may not have seen before.

Mike and Deb Eickman from Sand Bluff Bird Observatory are Crazy Birders.

 Mike, has volunteered at Sand Bluff Bird Observatory for 35 years, serves as Station Master and holds the Masters permit for the Station and is certified by the North American Banding Council. He also serves as President of the SBBO board and on the Board of Commissioners for the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County. Other duties include being a member of Inland Bird Banding Association Board serving as Treasurer and Membership Chairman.

Deb has been a volunteer for 20 years, is a certified net checker and Treasurer for Sand Bluff Bird Observatory.