One Nest Box at a Time: Bringing Barn Owls and Kestrels Back to Maryland’s Working Landscapes

​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.

Register for “One Nest Box at a Time” live webinar here.

Full Virtual Owl Expert Speaker Series: 

Sunday, January 25: Managing Barred Owls to save the Spotted Owl: a longstanding conservation tool with Janice Reid

Sunday, February 1: One nest box at a time: bringing Barn Owls and kestrels back to Maryland’s working landscapes with Andy Brown and Alex Pellegrini

Sunday, February 8: Where the owls go: methods and insights from Short-eared Owl research in Maryland with Andy Brown and Alex Pellegrini

These webinars are free and open to all, thanks to the time and generosity of the presenters and donations from viewers.