Established in 2021, the Bear Divide Banding Station aims to operate as a long-term avian monitoring program and collaborative research platform for the study of thousands of avian spring migrants utilizing the Bear Divide mountain pass each Spring. The Banding Station is building a dataset to assess temporal changes and trends in migratory bird population dynamics and physiological condition, while embedding educational and outreach components into its research.
The Bear Divide Banding Station
Avian monitoring program at a spring migratory corridor
in the mountains of Los Angeles County, California
WHO WE ARE
Advancing Western
Migration Ecology
By the Numbers
8,697
birds banded
87
species banded
45
volunteer banders
Updated Mar 2026
In the News
On this unassuming trail near LA, bird watchers see something spectacular -NPR
The Best Spot To See A Big Migratory Bird Show Is 30 Minutes From LA -LAist
This dirt parking lot in the San Gabriel Mountains is a magnet for migrating birds -Los Angeles Times
Biologists discover thousands of migrating songbirds in Angeles National Forest -Los Angeles Daily News
Our Collaborators
