bird observatory
{{Short description|Ornithological station}}
File:Broome Bird Observatory.JPG, Western Australia]]
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).
List of bird observatories
=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 [http://www.oama.eco.br (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.{{cite web |url=http://www.birdobscouncil.org.uk/about |website=Bird Observatories Council |title= About|accessdate=13 May 2020}}
- Alderney Bird Observatory, Alderney{{cite web |title=Alderney becomes Britain’s 20th Bird Observatory |url=http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2018/02/25/alderney-becomes-britains-20th-bird-observatory/ |website=Birds on the edge |accessdate=13 April 2020}}
- 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=
- [https://birdring.net/choco-bird-observatory/ Chocó Bird Observatory]
=Costa Rica=
=Czech Republic=
=Estonia=
- Kabli Bird Observatory
- Vaibla Bird Observatory
=France=
=Germany=
=Greece=
=Hungary=
=Israel=
=Jordan=
=México=
- [https://birdring.net/yucatan-bird-observatory/ Yucatán Bird Observatory]
=Nepal=
=Peru=
=Sweden=
- Falsterbo Bird Observatory{{cite web |title=Falsterbo Bird Observatory |url=https://en.falsterbobirdshow.com/migratory-birds/falsterbo-fagelstation/ |website=Falsterbo Bird Show |accessdate=13 May 2020}}
- Ottenby Bird Observatory{{cite web |title=Ottenby Bird Observatory |url=https://www.ottenby.se/ |website=Ottenby Bird Observatory |accessdate=14 February 2021}}
=Switzerland=
=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
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External links
- [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/cmmn/index.jsp?lang=EN&targetpg=index Canadian Migration Monitoring Network]
- [http://www.birdobscouncil.org.uk/ The Bird Observatories Council of Britain and Ireland]
- [https://birdring.net/ Neotropical Bird Observatory Network]
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