SoCal Snowy Owl Short Documentary Received the Audience Award for Best Short Documentary at the 25th Anniversary NewportBeach Film Festival
December 2023 "SoCal Snowy Owl," a short human interest documentary, debuted at Newport Beach Film Festival on Oct. 18th. It's a...
ORI PUBLISHES PAPER - A Worldwide Review of Snowy Owl Feeding Ecology: The Importance of Lemmings and Voles in a Changing Climate
We are excited to share the publication of our latest research paper in Birds journal: Birds, Volume 5, Issue 3 (September 2024) General...
How Explore.org Cam Chronicled a 14-Year-Old Female Osprey’s Fascinating Journey
August 2024 Photo: The Osprey had to shade the chicks daily during nearly 100 degree temps for almost three weeks. [C am screen grab...
UPDATE FROM THE ARCTIC: Snowy Owl 0 Nest Summer
July 2024 35th Season for Research of the Snowy Owl 2024 marks the 35th season for the Snowy Owl Project in Utqiagvik, Alaska. Over the...
UPDATES FROM THE FIELD: Baby Owl Chicks Everywhere!
June 2024 Short-eared Owls We are excited to share that our ongoing study on predation and nesting outcomes in Short-eared Owls in the...
ORI Attends BWIAB Along With Keynote Speaker Jennifer Ackerman
The ORI was a proud sponsor and attended The Biggest Week in Birding in Oregon, Ohio in May. We met lots of bird enthusiasts...
Welcoming Two New Team Members to the ORI
Say hello to Lauren Tate, our 2024 Field Technician and Troy Gruetzmacher, our Applied Technology Specialist
Great Horned Owl News: Hootie and Wonkie have 3 Chicks and New Mating Pair Settle at the Farm
Two Great Horned Owl families on two different Explore.org cams, one was successful with hatching and raising chicks and one was not.
Winter Short-eared Owl Surveys Happening 3 Times Per Month, Thanks to Volunteers!
SEOW surveys conducted 3 times per month is helping us to assess how owls use and move around our study area throughout the winter
NEW RECORD: Winter Raptor Survey has over 11,000 Raptors Counted so Far!
Over the past 5 years, we have now documented over 11,000 raptors including data on their location, habitat use, color morph, age, and more.
