[mou] Barn Owl web site

[Jim Williams]

Forward by Jim Williams
Wayzata, Minnesota

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From: "William Mueller" <iltlawas@earthlink.net>
Date: December 6, 2006 9:42:53 AM CST
To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@lawrence.edu>
Subject: [wisb] new website devoted to Barn Owl conservation

While most information at this website refers to activities in the UK, 
it
does have features that relate to the species' conservation around the
world.

http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk

News from the Barn Owl Trust:

"Just in case you haven't seen it already, the biggest and most 
informative
Barn Owl website was launched at the end of October.  Even if you've 
seen
it, the chances are you've only just scratched the surface, it takes two
whole days to read all the pages and watch all the slideshows - it's
immense!  Virtually every topic related to Barn Owls and their 
conservation
is covered in depth.  There's over 80 web pages to read and a thousand
images.

There are over seventy slideshows showing all manner of things 
including:
BTO ringing, old barns, new barns, barn conversions with owl provision
incorporated, small mammals, pellet analysis, nests with eggs, nests 
with
young, owlet development, fledglings, signs of Barn Owls, casualties &
rehabilitation, signs of small mammals, good habitat, poor habitat, and
numerous shows depicting the vast range of other wildlife that have
benefited from the creation of rough grassland for Barn Owls. 
Educational
slideshows include the building of various type of Barn Owl nestbox -
featuring the Barn Owl Trusts special 'deep' boxes designed to reduce
nesting mortality and maximise nesting success.  You can see numerous
pictures of nestboxes in buildings and watch two different types of 
nestbox
being erected in trees with footnotes giving useful tips to would-be
nestbox enthusiasts"

William P. Mueller
Milwaukee, WI
(414) 643-7279
E-mail: iltlawas@earthlink.net
On the web: http://home.earthlink.net/~iltlawas/index.html