February 1, 2026, 1:00 PM Central Time One Nest Box at a Time: Bringing Barn Owls and Kestrels Back to Maryland's Working Landscapes with Andy Brown and Alex Pellegrini, Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership, USA
Andy Brown and Alex Pellegrini from the Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership’s Farmland Raptor Program will discuss their efforts to bring American Barn Owls back to Maryland’s working landscapes. Through nest box installation, systematic monitoring, and targeted field research, they are building a clearer picture of what these owls need to persist in working landscapes. The talk will highlight insights gained from nest box programs, methods for safely capturing and banding adult American Barn Owls, and how these data inform our understanding of survival, movement, and breeding ecology. February 8, 2026, 1:00 PM Central Time Where the Owls Go: Methods and Insights from Short-eared Owl Research in Maryland with Andy Brown and Alex Pellegrini, Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership, USA Andy Brown and Alex Pellegrini from the Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership’s Farmland Raptor Program will present their ongoing research on Short-eared Owls in Maryland, focused on understanding winter habitat use, movement, and behavior in fragmented agricultural and grassland landscapes. Their work aims to address key knowledge gaps for a species that remains difficult to study and conserve. The talk will highlight preliminary insights, methodological challenges, and opportunities for collaboration to better understand and protect Short-eared Owls in the Mid-Atlantic United States. Both presentations will be about one hour, with up to one additional hour allowed for questions. Free webinars. Register to get the Zoom link. It will be concurrently livestreamed to our YouTube channel. To register for these webinars, and to find links to recordings of past webinars, go to the Virtual Owl Expert Speaker Series webpage: https://www.internationalowlcenter.org/virtualexpert Karla Bloem Houston, MN [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
