Bird observatory

A bird observatory is a centre for the study of bird migration and bird populations. They are usually focused on local birds, but may also include interest in far-flung areas. Most bird observatories are small operations with a limited staff, many volunteers and a not-for-profit educational status. Many bird observatories conduct bird ringing or bird banding (term in the United States).

Australia

Barren Grounds Bird Observatory, New South Wales
Broome Bird Observatory, Western Australia
Eyre Bird Observatory, Western Australia
Rotamah Island Bird Observatory, Victoria

Brazil

Mantiqueira Bird Observatory (Observatório de Aves da Mantiqueira)

Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom's first bird observatory was established in 1933 by Ronald Lockley in the Welsh island of Skokholm. This is a list of members of the Bird Observatories Council of Britain and Ireland.^[1]

Alderney Bird Observatory, Alderney^[2]
Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory, Bardsey Island
Calf of Man Bird Observatory, Calf of Man
Cape Clear Bird Observatory, Cape Clear
Copeland Bird Observatory, Copeland
Dungeness Bird Observatory, Dungeness
Fair Isle Bird Observatory, Fair Isle
Filey Bird Observatory, Filey
Flamborough Bird Observatory, Flamborough Head
Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory, Gibraltar Point
Hilbre Bird Observatory, Hilbre Islands
Holme Bird Observatory, Holme next the Sea
Isle of May Bird Observatory & Field Station, Isle of May
Landguard Bird Observatory, Landguard
North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory, North Ronaldsay
Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre, Portland
SBBOT Field Centre, Sandwich Bay
Skokholm Bird Observatory, Skokholm
Spurn Bird Observatory, Spurn
Walney Bird Observatory, Walney Island

Canada

Observatories belonging to the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network:

Holiday Beach Migration Observatory
Rocky Point Bird Observatory
Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory
Mackenzie, British Columbia|Mackenzie Nature Observatory (www.MackenzieNatureObservatory.ca)
Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory
Beaverhill Bird Observatory
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
Last Mountain Bird Observatory
Delta Marsh Bird Observatory
Thunder Cape Bird Observatory
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
Long Point Bird Observatory
Haldimand County, Ontario|Haldimand Bird Observatory
Toronto Bird Observatory
Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory
Innis Point Bird Observatory
Observatoire d'oiseaux de Tadoussac
Point Lepreau
Brier Island Bird Migration Research Station
Atlantic Bird Observatory
Gros Morne National Migration Monitoring Station
Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory
St. Andrews Banding Station
McGill Bird Observatory / Observatoire d'Oiseaux de McGill

Colombia

Chocó Bird Observatory

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Bird Observatories

Czech Republic

Červenohorské sedlo in Hrubý Jeseník

Estonia

Kabli Bird Observatory
Vaibla Bird Observatory

France

Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux

Germany

Randecker Maar Observatory for Bird and Insect Migration, Swabian Jura, Baden-Württemberg
Heligoland Bird Observatory
Rossitten Bird Observatory (the world's first, now in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast)

Greece

Antikythira Bird Observatory

Hungary

Ócsa Bird Ringing Station

Israel

Jerusalem Bird Observatory

Jordan

Aqaba Bird Observatory

México

Yucatán Bird Observatory

Nepal

Kosi Bird Observatory

Peru

Manu Bird Observatory^[3]

Sweden

Falsterbo Bird Observatory^[4]
Ottenby Bird Observatory^[5]

Switzerland

Swiss Ornithological Institute

United States

Alaska Bird Observatory, Alaska
Biocore Prairie Bird Observatory, Wisconsin
Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Ohio
Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, New York
Cape Fear Bird Observatory, North Carolina
Cape May Bird Observatory, New Jersey
Cape Romain Bird Observatory, South Carolina
Chipper Woods Bird Observatory, Indiana
Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory, Virginia
Derby Hill Bird Observatory, New York
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, California
Great Basin Bird Observatory, Nevada
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, Texas
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Pennsylvania
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, Minnesota
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory, Texas
Humboldt Bay Bird Observatory, California
Intermountain Bird Observatory(formerly Idaho Bird Observatory), Idaho
Klamath Bird Observatory, Oregon
Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Massachusetts
Missouri River Bird Observatory, Missouri
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Rhode Island
Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Rhode Island
Point Reyes Bird Observatory, California
Powdermill Avian Research Center, Pennsylvania
Rio Grande Valley Bird Observatory, Texas
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, Colorado
Rouge River Bird Observatory, Michigan
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, California
Sand Bluff Bird Observatory, Illinois
Sandy Hook Bird Observatory, New Jersey
Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory, Arizona
The Institute for Bird Populations, California
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, Michigan

References

^ "About". Bird Observatories Council. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^ "Alderney becomes Britain's 20th Bird Observatory". Birds on the edge. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ "Manu Bird Observatory". Manu Birding Fest. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 30 Oct 2020.
^ "Falsterbo Bird Observatory". Falsterbo Bird Show. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^ "Ottenby Bird Observatory". Ottenby Bird Observatory. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

External links

[1] "About". Bird Observatories Council. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[2] "Alderney becomes Britain's 20th Bird Observatory". Birds on the edge. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

[3] "Manu Bird Observatory". Manu Birding Fest. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 30 Oct 2020.

[4] "Falsterbo Bird Observatory". Falsterbo Bird Show. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[5] "Ottenby Bird Observatory". Ottenby Bird Observatory. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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