Bird observatory


A bird observatory is a centre for the study of bird migration and bird populations. 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.

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

    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.
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
  • 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

  • Costa Rica

  • Costa Rica Bird Observatories

    Czech Republic

  • Červenohorské sedlo in Hrubý Jeseník

    Estonia

  • Kabli Bird Observatory
  • Vaibla Bird Observatory

    France

  • 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

    Greece

  • Antikythira Bird Observatory

    Hungary

  • Ócsa Bird Ringing Station

    Israel

  • Jerusalem Bird Observatory

    Jordan

  • Aqaba Bird Observatory

    México

  • Nepal

  • Kosi Bird Observatory

    Peru

  • Manu Bird Observatory

    Sweden

  • Falsterbo Bird Observatory
  • Ottenby Bird Observatory

    Switzerland

  • Swiss Ornithological Institute

    United States

  • Alaska Bird Observatory, Alaska
  • Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Colorado
  • , Massachusetts
  • 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, 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
  • 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