The Burrowing Owl is classified as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Wyoming and Montana. The public is invited to learn how biologists are using satellite transmitters to study the full life-cycle of these unique owls, the project objectives and the methods used, as well as the results of the study thus far.
Andrea Orabona, retired Nongame Bird Biologist for the Wyoming Game & Fish Department, will be discussing the work she and other biologists are doing to trap and track Burrowing Owls as they study the owl’s migration routes and wintering areas.
Andrea is collaborating on this project with Dr. Courtney Conway from the USGS/University of Idaho and his research partners from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. She is the President of Red Desert Audubon.