Date: 2/13/26 12:41 pm From: Gordon Andersson <gordonandersson26...> Subject: [mou-net] Fw: Birds, Birds, Everywhere Birds 🎉 ! The GBBC has begun.
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Date: 2/10/26 10:24 am From: Matt Hoberg <mhoberg1...> Subject: [mou-net] Registration for Salt Lake Weekend 2026
I'm happy to share that registration is now open for Salt Lake Weekend, May 1-3 2026! This event is co-sponsored by the MOU, MRVAC and MN Master Naturalists.
Date: 2/6/26 9:32 am From: Karla Bloem <000048c984dcee7a-dmarc-request...> Subject: [mou-net] Short-eared Owl webinar
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.
​You can make a donation to support this project by clicking here <https://marylandbirds.org/donate> . Please indicate in the comment section that your donation is for the Farmland Raptor Program.
The presentation will be about one hour, with up to one additional hour allowed for questions.
​​Free webinar. Register to get the Zoom link. It will be concurrently livestreamed to the International Owl Center’s YouTube channel.
Date: 1/30/26 12:34 pm From: Karla Bloem <000048c984dcee7a-dmarc-request...> Subject: [mou-net] Barn Owl nest box and Short-eared Owl webinars
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:
Date: 1/23/26 11:28 am From: Karla Bloem <000048c984dcee7a-dmarc-request...> Subject: [mou-net] Barred Owl management webinar on Sunday
Here's the next one of the International Owl Center's free expert webinars. It's going to be really cold, so it's a great thing to do inside on Sunday!
Managing Barred Owls to save the Spotted Owl: A longstanding conservation tool
with Janice Reid
Sunday, January 25 at 1 PM Central Time
Janice Reid, a longtime Northern Spotted Owl researcher, will speak about Barred Owl management and its role in addressing the ongoing decline of Spotted Owl populations in the western United States. Reid spent more than 30 years studying Northern Spotted Owls in western Oregon with the Pacific Northwest Research Station and brings deep field experience to this complex and often controversial topic.
Her talk will place current Barred Owl control efforts in a broader conservation context, emphasizing that the use of lethal management to protect vulnerable species is not a new or unprecedented tool. Reid will discuss why Barred Owl management has generated heightened public controversy compared to other species control programs, and what the science tells us about competition, habitat, and the future of the Northern Spotted Owl.
