Forward by Jim Williams Wayzata, Minnesota Begin forwarded message:
From: "William Mueller" <[email protected]> Date: December 6, 2006 9:42:53 AM CST To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <[email protected]> Subject: [wisb] new website devoted to Barn Owl conservation While most information at this website refers to activities in the UK, it does have features that relate to the species' conservation around the world. http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk News from the Barn Owl Trust: "Just in case you haven't seen it already, the biggest and most informative Barn Owl website was launched at the end of October. Even if you've seen it, the chances are you've only just scratched the surface, it takes two whole days to read all the pages and watch all the slideshows - it's immense! Virtually every topic related to Barn Owls and their conservation is covered in depth. There's over 80 web pages to read and a thousand images. There are over seventy slideshows showing all manner of things including: BTO ringing, old barns, new barns, barn conversions with owl provision incorporated, small mammals, pellet analysis, nests with eggs, nests with young, owlet development, fledglings, signs of Barn Owls, casualties & rehabilitation, signs of small mammals, good habitat, poor habitat, and numerous shows depicting the vast range of other wildlife that have benefited from the creation of rough grassland for Barn Owls. Educational slideshows include the building of various type of Barn Owl nestbox - featuring the Barn Owl Trusts special 'deep' boxes designed to reduce nesting mortality and maximise nesting success. You can see numerous pictures of nestboxes in buildings and watch two different types of nestbox being erected in trees with footnotes giving useful tips to would-be nestbox enthusiasts" William P. Mueller Milwaukee, WI (414) 643-7279 E-mail: [email protected] On the web: http://home.earthlink.net/~iltlawas/index.html
