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[edit]

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

Brazil[edit]

• Mantiqueira Bird Observatory (Observatório de Aves da Mantiqueira)

Britain and Ireland[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

• Chocó Bird Observatory

Costa Rica[edit]

• Costa Rica Bird Observatories

Czech Republic[edit]

• Červenohorské sedlo in Hrubý Jeseník

Estonia[edit]

• Kabli Bird Observatory
• Vaibla Bird Observatory

France[edit]

• Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux

Germany[edit]

• 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[edit]

• Antikythira Bird Observatory

Hungary[edit]

• Ócsa Bird Ringing Station

Israel[edit]

• Jerusalem Bird Observatory

Jordan[edit]

• Aqaba Bird Observatory

México[edit]

• Yucatán Bird Observatory

Nepal[edit]

• Kosi Bird Observatory

Peru[edit]

• Manu Bird Observatory^[3]

Sweden[edit]

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

Switzerland[edit]

• Swiss Ornithological Institute

United States[edit]

• 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[edit]

External links[edit]

• Canadian Migration Monitoring Network
• The Bird Observatories Council of Britain and Ireland
• Neotropical Bird Observatory Network