Editing Bird observatory

{{Short description|Ornithological station}}
[[File:Broome Bird Observatory.JPG|thumb|Information boards at [[Broome Bird Observatory]], Western Australia]]
A '''bird observatory''' is a centre for the study of [[bird migration]] and [[bird]] [[population]]s. 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).

==List of bird observatories==
===Australia===
*[[Barren Grounds Bird Observatory]], New South Wales
*[[Broome Bird Observatory]], Western Australia
*[[Eyre Bird Observatory]], Western Australia
*[[Rotamah Island Bird Observatory]], Victoria

=== Brazil ===
* Mantiqueira Bird Observatory [http://www.oama.eco.br  (Observatório de Aves da Mantiqueira)]

===Britain and Ireland===
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdobscouncil.org.uk/about |website=Bird Observatories Council |title= About|accessdate=13 May 2020}}</ref>
*Alderney Bird Observatory, [[Alderney]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Alderney becomes Britain’s 20th Bird Observatory |url=http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2018/02/25/alderney-becomes-britains-20th-bird-observatory/ |website=Birds on the edge |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory]], Bardsey Island
*Calf of Man Bird Observatory, [[Calf of Man]]
*Cape Clear Bird Observatory, [[Cape Clear Island|Cape Clear]]
*Copeland Bird Observatory, [[Copeland Islands|Copeland]]
*Dungeness Bird Observatory, [[Dungeness (headland)|Dungeness]]
*Fair Isle Bird Observatory, [[Fair Isle]]
*Filey Bird Observatory, [[Filey]]
*Flamborough Bird Observatory, [[Flamborough Head]]
*Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory, [[Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire|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, [[Felixstowe|Landguard]]
*North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory, [[North Ronaldsay]]
*Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre, [[Isle of Portland|Portland]]
*SBBOT Field Centre, [[Sandwich Bay, Kent|Sandwich Bay]]
*Skokholm Bird Observatory, [[Skokholm]]
*Spurn Bird Observatory, [[Spurn]]
*[[South Walney|Walney Bird Observatory]], [[Walney Island]]

===Canada===
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===
* [https://birdring.net/choco-bird-observatory/ Chocó Bird Observatory]

===Costa Rica===
* [[Costa Rica Bird Observatories]]

===Czech Republic===
*[[Červenohorské sedlo]] in [[Hrubý Jeseník]]

===Estonia===
* Kabli Bird Observatory
* [[Vaibla Bird Observatory]]

===France===
* [[:fr:Ligue pour la protection des oiseaux|Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux]]

===Germany===
* [[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===
* [[Antikythira Bird Observatory]]

===Hungary===
* [[Ócsa Bird Ringing Station]]

===Israel===
* [[Jerusalem Bird Observatory]]

===Jordan===
* [[Aqaba Bird Observatory]]

===México===
* [https://birdring.net/yucatan-bird-observatory/ Yucatán Bird Observatory]

===Nepal===
* [[Kosi Bird Observatory]]

===Peru===
* Manu Bird Observatory<ref>{{cite web |title=Manu Bird Observatory |url=https://birdingfest.net/manu-bird-observatory/ |website=Manu Birding Fest |accessdate=30 Oct 2020 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108203459/https://birdingfest.net/manu-bird-observatory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Sweden===
* [[Falsterbo Bird Observatory]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Falsterbo Bird Observatory |url=https://en.falsterbobirdshow.com/migratory-birds/falsterbo-fagelstation/ |website=Falsterbo Bird Show |accessdate=13 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Ottenby Bird Observatory]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ottenby Bird Observatory |url=https://www.ottenby.se/ |website=Ottenby Bird Observatory |accessdate=14 February 2021}}</ref>

===Switzerland===
* [[Sempach Bird Observatory|Swiss Ornithological Institute]]

===United States===
*[[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==
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==External links==
* [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/cmmn/index.jsp?lang=EN&targetpg=index Canadian Migration Monitoring Network]
* [http://www.birdobscouncil.org.uk/ The Bird Observatories Council of Britain and Ireland]
* [https://birdring.net/ Neotropical Bird Observatory Network]

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