How to find owls

I got my start owling in 2020 when I was an Allegheny County park ranger. I led owl prowls and started to get out into the field when I was off the clock to look for owls. I became enthralled with them and it became a passion to learn more about their hidden lives. I hope it brings the same joy for you that it brings for me.

I have used info collected for the ranger "owl prowls" as well as my own research to help give you the confidence to start trying to find owls. Good luck!

Owl adaptations:
Experiment! How Does An Owl Fly So Si... (flight)
Owls Have Superior Senses | Nat Geo WILD (senses)

Recommended Apps:
- eBird
- Audubon Birds
- BirdNET

Other references:
Bird Watching Tips (Birding) (great intro to birding)
How to start bird watching
Top 5 Bird Watching Apps (other good apps)

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/ (Cornell Lab of Ornithology website)

https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/new...
https://www.thespruce.com/tips-on-owl...

http://fauconeduc.biz/documents/pelle... (pellets PDF)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thebrain...

https://www.intechopen.com/books/owls... (owl population debate)

https://www.owlresearchinstitute.org/... (general owl knowledge)

https://www.wired.com/2014/06/squirre... (squirrel alarms)

A Short Guide to Chipmunk Noises | Na... (chipmunk alarms)

Call ethics:
https://www.thespruce.com/ethics-of-b...

Conservation:
https://www.owlresearchinstitute.org/...

https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-invo...

https://www.hungryowls.org/rescue-dia...

https://www.aviary.org/conservation/c...

Media & Music credits:
Bensound.com (in the description for a video) https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free...

Chipmunk
https://www.videvo.net/video/chipmunk...

Squirrel
https://www.wired.com/wp-content/uplo...
Luke Yanko on Pixels

Owl pellets
https://www.birdnote.org/explore/fiel...

Bird Close up
https://www.videvo.net/video/closeup-...

Saw-whet owl photo: National Aviary Website
https://www.aviary.org/conservation/c...

Lofi music my David Renda

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