HWI's banding operations provide additional valuable information about migratory routes, breeding and wintering distribution, and the variations and health of individual raptors. Nearly 42,000 raptors have been banded at this site since 1980. HWI began a banding project in the Goshute Mountains in 1980, followed by standardized migration counts begun in 1983. This project begins August 15 and ends November 5. Annual counts typically range between 17,000-25,000 migrants of up to 18 species.
Visitors are welcome.
Please remember that the site is located within a Wilderness Study Area and, therefore, offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore a pristine part of the public lands and see the migration.