Links

Owl Information:

Biology and Conservation of Owls - The entire proceedings of the Biology and Conservation of Owls of the Northern Hemisphere symposium held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in February 1997. Hundreds of pages of papers and information on owls, this is a valuable resource for anyone studying owls. All available as PDF files that can be downloaded or printed. Includes a great photo section and contributions from Project Owlnet cooperators

Owls 2000 - information from an owl symposium held in Australia.

Owlpages.com - Everything about owls, worldwide. A great site!

Bird Banding:

Bird Banding Laboratory of the North American Bird Banding Program - Report bird bands found via the internet, email, telephone or regular mail. Information on birds and bird banding. Includes resources for banders: Download Band Manager, the BBL's accepted band database for bird banders, and updates; Bird Banding Manual; Update bander/permit contact information.

A Field Guide to North American Birds: Part 1 - Columbidae to Placeidae- by Peter Pyle. Includes information on identifying, sexing and aging birds in the hand for passerines and near passerines. Includes owls. This is the bander's bible. A must have item for every bird bander - Order your copy today!

Association of Field Ornithologists mist net sales - Banding supplies and mist-net sales. Carries the "CTX" nets mentioned in our methodology section.

Avinet - Bird banding supplies and mist-net sales

Ornithological Organizations:

Association of Field Ornithologists - An association of field ornithologists. This group recognizes the contributions of avocational ornithologists and encourages their membership. Banding supplies and mist-net sales. Journal of Field Ornitholgy published quarterly.

Ornithological Societies of North America - Ornithological Societies of North America

Owl Migration Research:

Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art Northern saw-whet owl migration banding project - Since 1997, the Ned Smith Center has been among the leaders in Pennsylvania in an effort to learn more about the northern saw-whet owl, the state's smallest owl and one of its most charming wild animals.

Owlman's Boreal Owl HomePage - Maine Sawwhets, Minnesota Boreals - Web page dedicated to the conservation of northern forest owls

Maine Audubon Society - sponsors saw-whet banding in Maine.

Owl Research - Nova Scotia - Randy Lauff's research involves an investigation of the ecology of the Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus in Nova Scotia.

The Idaho Bird Observatory - "A forest owl banding project started in 1998 on the Boise Ridge that monitors fall movement patterns of Northern Saw-whet Owls, Flammulated Owls, Boreal Owls, and Northern Pygmy-owls. This study is the first in the western U.S. to capture and band significant numbers of both Northern Saw-whet and Flammulated Owls during fall migration."

Rouge River Bird Observatory - Saw whet owl banding program

The breeding biology of the Northern Saw-whet Owl in the Okanagan Valley - Richard Cannings