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banding a female Barn Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/17d45b82-57fe-4829-a7da-007f0534d7c9/IMG_2430.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Me and a male BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/f3f110a4-84f8-427b-ac90-dc6aebfe0284/IMG_0809.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Trail camera photo of a BUOW in a defensive posture. Most likely towards a predator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/47512106-6f5a-4a17-89fc-e669eb100f06/IMG_0522.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Trail camera shot of a pair and their natural burrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/f390f453-1b36-4ef3-832c-2c21c9f77e51/e58c1e91-3f54-413a-9f12-8d850f8ef411.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Elif and I mean-muggin' with our owl bandanas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/8516b7c0-3441-461a-ae51-52d06932488b/IMG_2659.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Elliott, Clara, Priscilla, Mala, Elif, and I enjoying some food in town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/8621ac91-e9b4-48b7-a213-1e013bfc6b39/IMG_2730.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Priscilla and Mala processing a BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/900dce14-136e-4266-afb5-55eb7dc75a98/IMG_2691.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Beautiful male BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/3e5a9b42-4259-4ec0-9d8d-4f4ae5e70944/IMG_2827.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Mala and I trying out the latter half of "work hard, nap hard." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/454a63a6-a37b-4d72-8cdb-99533b3a7eaa/IMG_2843.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Priscilla, Clara, Elif, and Mala taking a break while installing a new site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/6d9859ec-4ac9-4809-96d4-47ae3553baf8/IMG_2856.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Clara, Elif, Mala, and Priscilla, each with a Barn Owl nestling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/03f627c2-9886-4b6f-9075-92224d63a924/IMG_0708.jpeg Conservation - 2025 First owl banded of the GGOW study! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/31e1422f-69c8-45e2-853e-6ce2e433393a/IMG_2942.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Myself and a gorgeous Great Gray Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/7e00583f-e155-443a-bb65-a19374b16664/IMG_3030.jpeg Conservation - 2025 First juvenile banded! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/18066292-13a8-478c-b78c-b4beff573d7e/IMG_3046.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Male GGOW just before being released. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/121c9ddd-6885-4e39-9eb8-c684a84b76f9/IMG_0765.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Fledgling GGOW ready to be banded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/42374792-8fe8-4333-853a-afc5823b9dd6/IMG_0771.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Vibrant yellow feet of a young GGOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/64deb8b7-dce8-42ae-bcdd-5254873c361f/IMG_3187.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Wing photo of a female Great Gray. Absolutely stunning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/3f415902-c0d3-4d6f-99a1-6ffc0c3df3a0/IMG_0905.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Recently caught GGOW ready to be processed and banded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/f3d6949d-0ded-47f5-97d5-133649211696/IMG_3435.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Riis, posing while getting a better angle on a GGOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/97acd9e9-0e11-43f3-abfe-f3eeb320e834/IMG_3443.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Fledgling and I. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/055f987e-07b6-43e1-ad50-d7b34fe11ea0/IMG_1034.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Taking weight of a juvenile GGOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/0b1a21f1-7687-40ef-bac8-d6ad25a58aa4/IMG_3614.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Wing photo of the dorsal side - used to determine age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/7e85d3e4-c03e-4909-9df5-7ad184a8bd63/IMG_3714.jpeg Conservation - 2025 GGOW fledgling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/98bfd7e5-8d13-4d25-ab55-8a8f29b26098/IMG_3733.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Elliott, with his dad and sister, posing with the last banded juvenile of the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/16c28303-0a61-4fd5-bc57-23c7970288c7/DSCN7301.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Western Screech-Owl banding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/e8600d42-f471-45da-9803-e7b52399f2c5/IMG_7094.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Jessica helping me improve my skills in fat/health measurements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/da345466-e667-4397-acee-1fb91a79d609/IMG_7075.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Jessica and I processing a WESO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/13d35750-1930-45fc-9675-470822ea93b1/IMG_7100.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Lovely WESO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/538d5d46-b73c-48c9-b364-e6ceab4431b7/IMG_4107.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Female Elf Owl in her nest cavity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/8e9d3cb4-d9e4-4c56-977b-196ceb8372e1/IMG_4110.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Photo of an empty, but good looking cavity! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/1ff5cf17-2093-4303-8864-2996b4b21039/IMG_7227.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Dave handing me the gaffing pole to see if we could reach a tall cavity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/ca847f0d-4bc2-4e49-bcf8-c7ff6b823399/IMG_8342.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Elf Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/396e7228-ab1b-41f8-bf3d-23074c19cc34/IMG_8352.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Me and an Elf Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/921d3df9-fa86-4598-8ae6-76315d9a1b93/IMG_0160.jpeg Conservation - 2025 Handing off a Western Screech-Owl to a citizen scientist. https://mattpoolephoto.com/conservation/2024 monthly 0.5 2026-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/d3009bdd-373f-4456-947b-90d40a5b7176/IMG_6149.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Wing photo of a male BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/6286b9eb-4646-4845-9883-611efe1652b3/IMG_6089.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Digging out and replacing an old burrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/e6f1f4d9-d3b2-4235-ab76-7cce763fe4ae/IMG_0015.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Me talking with the group about Burrowing Owls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/a52e47ab-5cf6-4796-9a3d-b08c36c3f81b/IMG_6801.jpeg Conservation - 2024 A BUOW and I posing for a quick pic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/a3d80720-456a-4c45-b6be-8ab4ecd62e8d/IMG_6234.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Tail feathers of a BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/a42cb3d1-dcd8-4e3a-8b56-c4187364925e/c7a3f13e-af46-4fd5-9c4c-b17d060669b2.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Group selfie as we installed an upgraded burrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/5d31dee8-fc5c-4a85-a0dc-8b8de130a401/IMG_7216.jpeg Conservation - 2024 The Elf Owl we caught on my birthday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/25c25526-d72d-4374-85d7-2058c6360977/IMG_7227.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Screech owl wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/12f5884d-5c1a-40e9-919d-a09570dbccfe/IMG_7231.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Dave's illustration. He's getting better! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/60a54cee-cc68-42fa-b182-d8397596304c/IMG_7433.jpeg Conservation - 2024 One of the first captured BUOW of the field season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/f2e9e38b-f3ea-426c-b3e5-a488dc6f1281/IMG_7328.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Average Burrowing Owl biologist moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/f1d09411-674a-4704-95cb-0f0893f73f60/IMG_7401.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Selfie of the core team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/bd1f9afb-480c-43f1-ad84-e48b507d5a74/IMG_7514.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Myself and a gorgeous BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/f725dd34-8cb2-4fc8-ba3b-19027b09c4c7/4b78637d-8633-4c9e-ad9b-62ca1430d467.jpeg Conservation - 2024 DJ and the core team eating pizza! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/61eebe07-13f3-45b0-996e-b87e6562801e/IMG_7580.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Myself and a Common Raven chick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/2a4385c3-f6b1-4eb5-ae08-88f059a29fa0/IMG_7593.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Solai and Gabriela, both with Raven chicks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/fe942082-75f6-4719-a04d-82fc727046d0/IMG_7783.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Solai and Gabriela working on the scoreboards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/84a7e3f9-fe01-42b6-b2d3-356b372131aa/IMG_7939.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Anahi, Gabriela, and Solai processing a bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/a33c7ca5-1e08-41cd-ada9-d1d9dd5e461b/IMG_8003.jpeg Conservation - 2024 My parents finally making an appearance! It was very special to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/d79f52e5-a6fe-4c76-ab2e-5706981aacda/IMG_8062.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Gabriela, Anahi, and Joris after installing a new burrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/fb82962b-2442-4e32-92ac-d2cba6896853/IMG_8080.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Newly found badger-dug burrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/161df8e9-9d96-412a-9886-459134c817d7/IMG_6082_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Joris and I setting up a photography/viewing hide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/2532cba2-5349-4cbb-bf40-ce2331127fda/IMG_6008_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 The team and I preparing for an evening of data collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/67404a2d-61d5-412a-9e0d-3ee8bb7b4df6/IMG_6037_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Myself recording banding data on Barn Owl chicks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/4b456b2b-b767-45e3-a97a-771caf0949ba/IMG_6997_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 My dad, happy as can be, with a Barn Owl nestling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/fd310d79-4506-4797-9192-ac549cb3fe83/IMG_7013_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Banding ABOW nestlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/a913042c-ac6d-4be5-a330-abaae0b68397/IMG_8247.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Tail barring of a male BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/b6e16345-b157-47f5-a4ba-3485363d98b3/IMG_8348.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Julia Mello stopped by! We got straight to work just like old times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/1933d33f-2e89-489f-9a5c-03f187a15faf/IMG_6189_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Planning site checkups for the afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/f4fa1b1b-5e2d-4637-abc1-b18aba6d4482/IMG_8449.jpeg Conservation - 2024 A batch of newly banded BUOW chicks ready to be released back into their burrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/9e8f618d-aecf-418f-bcf7-fbbb1e98873c/IMG_8588.jpeg Conservation - 2024 DJ with the local Great Horned Owl nestlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/1273fabc-70e5-40ab-bba9-89fbffbebd99/IMG_8613.jpeg Conservation - 2024 DJ, Gabriela, and I with two GHOW nestlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/852c6600-5cb6-4c1d-87d6-f5bc5ec121a9/IMG_8748.jpeg Conservation - 2024 My two best friends, Elliott and Clara, stopped by to help out for a few days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/b732c474-bdeb-4131-bd28-f68a05947c6c/IMG_8820.jpeg Conservation - 2024 My great friend Riis made an appearance as well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/7142aaf3-9241-40fe-89e5-04d7430794b9/IMG_6325_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Dries, Gabriela, Anahi, and I enjoying the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/1253ce67-fd0f-442b-ac2d-27f2a803aec8/IMG_6316_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Anahi, Myself, and Gabriela walking back after setting up a trail camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/d9e8e9b1-919e-4035-bae1-0ae0f2b724bb/IMG_8609_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Elliott and Clara weighing a nestling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/7ec3cea8-fb53-46f0-8ea6-d6affed78f0b/IMG_7898_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Me climbing down with a deceased GHOW fledging that was stuck in the rafters of an abandoned warehouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/84e7592c-7eb3-4af7-a214-f5a239a85848/DSC06794.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Myself processing a BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/6a5499c4-a2ab-40c5-9783-6ec39d421c05/DSC07054.jpeg Conservation - 2024 A lovely photo of a BUOW chick and I thanks to Clara! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/648c45a1-c389-4489-b907-ac1cfed2bfba/IMG_9200.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Clara banding at the natural nest she found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/cb26d34f-a01f-4d97-b8a6-e193dca220a4/IMG_9215.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Gabriela, Solai, and I taking a quick relaxation on the Oregon coast for the weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/a36a59ba-d171-4db3-b640-6e50bcadeb23/IMG_9275.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Prey delivery made to a nest where a trap was set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/66d5ec0d-2dce-4240-8d49-31581cb4265a/IMG_9288.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Solai, after receiving an unwelcomed gift from a Raven chick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/e9542a51-9e66-4010-a7b6-5f25f143b876/IMG_9295.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Solai and Lindsay showing off some stinky Raven goo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/d02c437e-2b4b-47f6-82e4-aff756534fb4/IMG_9348.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Western Screech-Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/4131ba97-f703-4653-b24a-1f5213de8be9/IMG_9363.jpeg Conservation - 2024 A pair of Elf Owls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/19c63d0a-404e-4559-b72d-e3c437cda85a/IMG_9382.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Quick photo of me and a Mountain Pygmy-Owl fledgling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/5f16c509-e9e8-4006-931d-0a486d674226/IMG_9397.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Kassandra putting the pygmy owl chick back up into the tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/ea24e631-0481-42d6-a400-c2145701fe2a/IMG_20240622_133541_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 A banded and processed NOPO chick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/6acf7df9-225e-454d-8e2f-1e1ee12ac1fe/IMG_20240618_094049_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 This tree and I go way back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/3956ba74-5e95-43c7-b175-492fe6e294f4/IMG_9417.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Elf Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/f0a36329-b835-4170-afaa-2e1c80c17a6b/IMG_9428.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Me with two Whiskered Screech-Owl Fledglings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/656a71f8-43ca-47d4-888a-cc1d9a971301/IMG_9453.jpeg Conservation - 2024 The released WHSO fledgling back into the tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/a97ae292-5c2a-4301-8e5e-9fa9bda01fcc/IMG_9462.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Kassandra's phone decided it was its time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/123a18c9-ef3a-469d-82b3-18b713c89d49/IMG_9520.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Two NOPO chicks, ready to be banded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/f4320790-2c29-4ffc-b297-b501a7c356b1/IMG_9557.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Dave, Kassandra, and I, each with a NOPO fledgling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/f01330fb-d1f5-4804-bfdd-124f8b1f8710/IMG_9602.jpeg Conservation - 2024 A happy me with a WHSO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/9e78c413-ea33-4496-92fd-5f6fe71e0c2d/IMG_9606.jpeg Conservation - 2024 A happy me with a WHSO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/88508f6d-6a74-4159-a795-e7c9b4318693/IMG_9679.jpeg Conservation - 2024 A banded Flammulated Owl nestling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/8c145b84-a348-49e2-b355-1b587df1a8c2/IMG_4388.jpeg Conservation - 2024 My first adult FLOW. They are beautiful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/4a69e748-9df5-4f96-8423-ee81cc7d4c35/IMG_5741.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Flammulated Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/09c15525-f9b3-47cf-b5e1-143277519534/IMG_5744.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Processing a FLOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/0ccad717-21c3-4f20-8329-5e3debb8e881/IMG_9722.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Captured a male Northern Saw-whet Owl with prey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/7b96b713-581d-4e6e-8c0a-266c15cf374f/IMG_9748.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Family of NSWO's after being banded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/b32f62e9-8d3d-4fe4-b93d-3e59ec797078/IMG_9768.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Myself and a NSWO chick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/b1324dc6-3b83-4e9d-8e38-c60dad9a9b44/IMG_9781.jpeg Conservation - 2024 A FLOW next to his picture on my shirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/31b60180-b889-444e-9261-095d0b5826a1/IMG_9797.jpeg Conservation - 2024 The flame-colored streaks of a Flammulated owl - where they get their name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/69faeea1-d01e-483f-8043-6e860ec40133/IMG_0783.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Taking measurements of a FLOW nestling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/9b6266b3-d6b1-494a-a655-9eeb014f74f3/IMG_9852.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Flam nestling looking like a stuffed sock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/64b02094-213a-40c7-b43b-239932687f0d/IMG_0853.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Recording the weight of a FLOW nestling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/b61f0e46-4921-4841-a53f-0aa937408205/IMG_9891.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Markus with a branch of a tree that he has a history with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/57d40574-bd60-4312-a5de-5627af9a563e/IMG_9916.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Two nestling FLOW's sleeping away in their nest box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/b1a542ad-d645-40a7-a644-c137fe0d2bae/IMG_9919.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Close-up of an adult FLOW. Noticed their eyes are actually dark brown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/52298938-1ea8-4fd4-a9ed-4468a120cde5/IMG_9928.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Quick photo with a Flam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/00729a92-6735-42dd-b07d-9b46a6010945/IMG_0825.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Anahi standing proud next to an artificial BUOW site in Aruba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/5c75df63-dc81-443b-8f59-e4503c3c2b1d/dee10d70-76c9-4b51-a7c9-54ab1d57d29d.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Lia, Anahi, Cynthia, and I collecting measurements of a Shoco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/54cd8ef3-d460-47b2-a78b-d86530dc204d/IMG_0843.jpeg Conservation - 2024 A Shoco, the Aruban name for Burrowing Owl, gives us some morphological measurements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/ac3e51ce-b622-4cde-9f49-014d07669fb7/IMG_0858.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Me with a pair of Shocos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/28c472f4-734e-401d-b0ce-922e693b5803/IMG_20241211_111227668_HDR_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 DJ talking to the group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/129daaff-7c48-4aff-ac07-c0fa63bf6b7d/IMG_7061_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 DJ and I setting up a trap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/671e8d03-3fb7-4530-8aae-21fb51e4f9a5/IMG_7053_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 The team working. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/76f967e3-e892-443a-95c0-b21cfd276e6e/IMG_20241211_182512398_MFNR_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Recording the wing surface area of a Shoco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/da1644e7-d164-44df-8295-e778c2687646/IMG_20241212_112908749_MFNR_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Anahi, Cynthia, myself, Lia, and Lauren all posed for a picture in our golf carts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/859aa811-ea99-4a64-bd67-e3bf44398827/IMG_20241212_164121506_MFNR_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Selfie with DJ, Anahi, me, Dries, and a male Shoco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/a17f523a-2aca-4b01-8a2f-dede479eabcd/IMG_20241212_161409674_MFNR_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 DJ and I recording some measurements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/9ef05464-b1a7-4cc8-89fb-6c3f6ec116f0/IMG_20241213_115544830_HDR_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Lauren, Lia, and I measuring wingspan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/c3f3767f-6db8-4566-bb21-df054d474060/IMG_7100_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Local Aruban art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/617613fe-f36a-43bb-b938-f02224b65ebc/IMG_7099_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 A beautiful bench showcasing a family of Shocos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/96c09674-2673-4140-a761-30094acd451b/B8480146-EF87-4398-876C-660D7227A4C5.jpeg Conservation - 2024 An amazing bumper sticker! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/24c366a8-13d6-4289-97af-d5cef535c148/FEB1F285-57D3-4403-94CE-1274EE42AC5E.jpeg Conservation - 2024 DJ and I taking shelter from the Aruban sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/d603b635-022f-496f-8401-b8955eaae87b/20241213_114457_Original.jpeg Conservation - 2024 Collecting the primary shortfalls of a Shoco. https://mattpoolephoto.com/conservation/project-four-l3zw3-pfg6e monthly 0.5 2026-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/b9257e77-fa7b-4a21-b4c7-eea402f6af37/25F01BE2-9F79-456E-8A40-7BDB3817A287.JPEG Conservation - 2020 The very first Burrowing Owl I held. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/6829746b-9439-49f0-9fee-006ef99f14ea/23B9E357-0EE7-494A-A2A0-7682DB8AA616.JPEG Conservation - 2020 DJ and I working on the finishing touches (front patios) for two newly installed burrows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/a3384206-e74e-4bab-af57-12aaf90be197/BD57CC1B-D8F6-4D97-B7BD-BFCE3D57E068.JPEG Conservation - 2020 DJ and I posing with the new burrow site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/9df29093-c8e2-4c45-a738-6c49a4d3e88f/E6E5E668-C032-4E6C-A374-A75DB08CBEE8.JPEG Conservation - 2020 A clutch of 2-3 day-old nestlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/217fe66e-d295-404e-a847-2373f42fc2dc/4AD37DC4-528A-4946-862C-6BE4A3DF0F1D.JPEG Conservation - 2020 Myself with a juvenile BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/daf45f66-a37d-4718-a679-234bae851329/CF0D6ED9-7EF1-4251-A77C-1EE25E81E354.JPEG Conservation - 2020 My friend Izzy (left), DJ (middle), and Julia (right) working on capturing and banding a clutch of American Kestrel nestlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/f4f3b542-c0ed-47a3-818d-f5fdd9d65c99/5A5CC07F-C8D4-4985-97E8-5B5CE60234C9.JPEG Conservation - 2020 Us posing for a photo with them. They were some stinky birds! From left to right: Izzy, Julia, me, and DJ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/dcbde69b-cca1-454e-9890-44adef6a52bf/FE60BEFD-B475-4DCE-B508-87DB4B5A83AC.JPEG Conservation - 2020 Me with a juvenile AMKE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/9aa6f0a2-46cf-4ee7-8d34-e5a5cff21b1f/54A2D1AD-773C-4728-B4C3-93634933DF6D.JPEG Conservation - 2020 Myself with a juvenile Barn Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/c8e2acc3-1d21-405d-822a-5113b7913e2c/F6A64F02-02C3-401F-B1A3-9C4E9832B974.JPEG Conservation - 2020 Myslef with a juvenile BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/0f723a90-bd23-47d0-ac99-450e7624c43b/E52890C9-D5EF-44E7-A286-27010D918BF5.JPEG Conservation - 2020 Izzy, Julia, and I holding baby Burrowing Owls. https://mattpoolephoto.com/conservation/project-three-sng7y-cem4t monthly 0.5 2026-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/ec0a39e9-4f4d-4af4-85ac-2ebbaa049e5c/DAD22AFF-2EFB-499D-8078-4602FDA44B3E.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Newly hatched baby burrowing owls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/fc4833ee-5410-4e63-b69f-2a7e39393355/5C546BC7-659F-42A6-BF04-FF31C35F78F7.JPEG Conservation - 2021 A juvenile BUOW freshly coated with flea-repelling dust and ready to be banded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/dd559ae8-d158-44d5-b09a-3f657138a63e/3FE6FC94-F281-4E31-9762-7F922847EE91.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Me posing next to a burrow with an upgraded patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/85464c90-4424-4393-9352-cbfeb52c07f9/B2628A42-CDE3-4A9B-A6F9-215FBF3629CE.JPEG Conservation - 2021 DJ posing next to a burrow with an upgraded patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/991be718-b142-4510-b1ac-a9896b72ab2b/14E1C2E6-7119-48EE-AD0C-0061CE5E995C.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Measurements taken on the primary feathers of an adult BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/4534f31a-7de2-4753-a5a2-49d39d63c44b/6E38A812-3371-43CE-8F15-9E950C88D306.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Myself with a juvenile Great Horned Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/ed28ba9d-afba-40aa-957d-3d19c5cbcb05/03BF4007-85C8-4849-9A67-DCAACBC1FE9F.JPEG Conservation - 2021 DJ with a juvenile Great Horned Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/5fe6944e-e353-4dcf-a9aa-b25b24de637a/6E659322-9744-407D-BF86-22692BDBCDD5.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Juvenile GHOW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/a4612d33-c862-473a-ab23-50347d9878a3/284F1B99-EF9A-42D1-AED7-DD00481E83E6.JPEG Conservation - 2021 A heavily decorated burrow with decorations such as corn stalk, coyote scat, mushrooms, sticks, and grass-root clumps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/aa4d422d-6823-4364-9ad6-925dff90c8d2/60015DB9-B3FF-44B6-9CB9-A9CEAB0675AC.JPEG Conservation - 2021 A heavily decorated burrow with decorations such as moss, coyote scat, animal bone remains, and a corn cob. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/93d9eab3-7a2b-47f8-9a2e-a213075b7ac3/B8A459D3-D151-41E6-922B-C22C038E0183.JPEG Conservation - 2021 A heavily decorated burrow with decorations such as grass-root clumps, moss/lichen, and coyote scat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/0683fdf5-c8fe-4003-94b1-4a078c26acbd/EFF1B86D-7757-4884-8DF3-D0AC76680B6F.JPEG Conservation - 2021 A moderately decorated burrow with decorations such as grass-root clumps, moss, coyote scat, and a corn cob. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/130286b4-91a9-4dbd-b3e9-750f32416937/00586BC7-F88A-4896-AE83-70F785C13F4C.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Weed fabric is laid down for two freshly installed burrows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/88f4a384-ca76-4b1e-978a-16f9b964c4dd/1847F652-C8E3-4D4D-B4EE-B60FF9619A6B.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Rocks are placed around the burrow's entrance, armoring it from coyotes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/82e8641c-15e5-464f-a9e7-580bf7d168dc/92098ECC-E805-4116-B4D6-8DCE75DFF02C.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Pea gravel is placed on top of the weed fabric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/e3b751de-6bfe-48bf-a141-4821340b1a11/B0B281F9-BAD6-434A-AB99-2EAE24C67782.JPEG Conservation - 2021 My 4Runner and trailer loaded up with buckets full of pea gravel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/ecbe7f32-d2da-4e9a-a845-8d5148dbdc91/3ED0B457-FBA2-4DD0-9554-458DFAA860B1.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Four Common Raven nesltings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/3f7efc25-1134-4922-ade9-99b31749a664/46C8927C-DE98-4F01-AC33-3E568E81D907.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Me banding a Raven nestling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/df5784b6-a577-4fe4-abae-91ee671180ea/DA8AB79A-9AD1-4187-B89D-E2A71D6967BE.JPEG Conservation - 2021 A juvenile CORA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/3c593cf6-e6f1-4ca5-9777-93be293fb2c7/877CD2BF-3477-4471-AAFA-E47DC51390FD.JPEG Conservation - 2021 A clutch of BUOW nestlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/e0a7971f-09f5-4ba8-a538-3835ab08b767/1195FC0C-312B-4DD0-9052-0C924E85D6EC.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Roughly 24 day-old BUOW chicks in a pale and ready to be banded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/0edb5921-2eac-4f28-b1dc-35d1566d89a5/A17D0EC2-CEE2-47E2-84E1-65072F948533.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Myslef with an adult female AMKE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/5400e2d9-df5a-42c4-87a3-eb28d8a03227/69D676D6-56EA-4062-8DFB-08A88945D5A0.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Myself with an adult BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/2bd3e28d-22c9-40b7-9e63-bd132903066a/A24D5D36-13F6-4E8F-9661-C15177C4DC78.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Me with a BNOW nestling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/857a99ec-4212-4ad4-b975-4a815d1376bb/B9BE0FEB-BDFC-458A-AD79-ACC9CFEA8456.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Me with an adult male BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/340d23aa-582c-43d0-8a82-0f4e96271136/C9C433CB-62D8-4FE4-8CC6-E61FEA87C920.JPEG Conservation - 2021 The amazing film crew for the Super/Natural series. Mark (left), Jove (middle, and Sarah (right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/d45b660d-11af-4d0f-8123-d0448e16f6da/CDC69694-AC3D-4AFB-BE2F-FCE0AED58788.JPEG Conservation - 2021 Wing span measurements being taken on an adult BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/d61d0727-e47e-4d60-8ce3-3b40030cbab7/7A97B8FC-14FD-45E0-93FA-9C24A2C4C950.jpeg Conservation - 2021 My photo used on the cover of Super/Natural. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/affb9e2c-0e0e-4a0c-a91e-584df1621212/D2F2FB86-9CDD-43D4-AD6B-F9B0D2A11CF7.JPEG Conservation - 2021 End of the season team photo. From left to right: me, Travis, Alan, DJ, and Alex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/e41c3219-2798-4515-9fd9-685d9daff4b3/FB8553CB-83EB-4B5D-B3DC-ADBD38054423.JPEG Conservation - 2021 DJ and I. https://mattpoolephoto.com/conservation/project-two-ky966-y593z monthly 0.5 2026-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/acaeca3b-964e-4f59-85ca-95d35abe0a85/2FA9D920-4721-411C-965C-42E824ABFD11.JPEG Conservation - 2022 White-washed by a juvenile Common Raven while banding it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/e766e10d-b2ea-44a1-acfa-6d843ef48c69/6FDE832F-8988-4857-A66B-4F7A2E46047A.JPEG Conservation - 2022 A burrow with heavy vegetation surrounding the patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/7a8a6d91-18ff-411b-8e1c-15977729d6cb/4E21793A-A4B1-4398-8A35-2511F799E272.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Some vegetation control. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/b3a04241-0b61-4f03-a78b-c2c215c7ed01/677DF32A-80C6-4BA6-ACCF-1A0E0D0FAFD8.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Posing with artificial burrows ready to be installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/ade461ce-5a4f-4103-ba1a-7c5781b9a063/F4F397E6-72F8-4DB0-B59F-31D288C23C86.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Banding a juvenile BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/45bea1ed-3e25-4bb7-b150-abe991c26c6d/F553CD03-4DD6-4136-9C0B-A58527E15953.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Myself and an adult female BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/7db47df5-7b01-4159-8c69-7a518f18bd7f/0AB51E38-F84D-4FC2-978B-4D7864AF6E7D.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Jeff Mach, carrying two traps, and I walking back from a burrow site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/2339bf25-7412-43ba-a91a-c2d68113d713/2B60F7AC-B86C-4E8B-A06C-5837A7F4C282.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Sunset on the study site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/97993d52-bbaa-4857-bfac-34c7fcccb51c/7BD17610-6F39-4FBB-BCE4-B65B8C13879D.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Clutch of baby burrowing owls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/9ad004cf-6b78-43c6-a573-a52b1adf846a/7FC3CC08-6D61-4881-9ABC-10B9502AF8EF.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Approximately a 15 day-old baby BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/e3975565-26bd-43e6-a5f9-c839160754e1/D6DC6A53-2D37-4845-A988-B4B76E9C85B1.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Wing photo of an adult BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/5282a4db-f6b3-4101-a182-7ea2a9be015d/3D13BD7D-796A-48B3-A749-11FE25A31876.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Myself opening up a burrow to observe what's inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/d360dc01-f95f-4817-b101-0fd5da8589b5/6B742CD2-AAA0-42CC-AF9D-D56359ADEA23.JPEG Conservation - 2022 A clutch of babies ready to be banded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/888257a3-88c6-4697-bd66-5ce5f4169314/0ABCF6CA-E4E2-4979-8D27-659A93602D2A.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Myself with an arm-full of baby burrowing owls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/5bd6c7e0-d0b6-474c-a523-436b6ae99be7/673FEB6E-7444-4814-B380-66BE1345B763.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Myself and an adult male BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/e10c962c-de51-471e-a6f2-372a63c2fa8b/9FA0F5A2-5D0D-4B3F-B307-E114A02A3E3D.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Some of the landscape on the study site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/679dfa8b-c963-4672-bad8-4a05705efae8/DE43CBBC-61AD-4AC0-BE40-CEB389F3A806.JPEG Conservation - 2022 15 eggs in one nest. Most likely laid in two nesting attempts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/4b1a6a50-82a7-4bc7-a939-f84515064480/77D234FF-1258-4EA5-BAF1-3E265428914A.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Posing with my 4Runner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/afd839b1-a605-4c5e-b0ba-4a4edb5bee58/E9FBA62E-9AA3-4341-800C-3527AD3ED6C7.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Jeff Mach (left), Alex Lauber (middle), and myself working on collecting the band number of a female BUOW we just caught. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/336f7db3-3088-4f49-87aa-3b746a9fc29f/132A2C9C-C781-48F2-B7E8-FCED4979ECE3.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Wing photo of what looks to be an older adult male BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/5fbb9ca5-1a03-4a4d-8a60-b2e1710ed5b7/D1462BA7-768C-4615-8376-2304DBFC669E.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Myself and an adult BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/b12b0c38-deba-4a76-b819-7f30e35ea0a0/A5762721-29F2-419C-ACF7-42E12FE5A919.JPEG Conservation - 2022 A gorgeous adult BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/fc233186-9cf5-4d1d-b056-3a3edb33d82e/AEE43083-9B1E-4FCD-B776-1B6E61AD14E0.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Myself and a juvenile BUOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/5c9edb5d-89f2-4768-a9eb-b7fa09e17086/F0D28183-E461-4B47-BFDE-E856779A5E92.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Myself with the last caught BUOW for the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/8a79357f-2330-4356-a76c-325432f2d65e/FA4ABE63-5701-4405-9980-60CECD1A400F.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Jeff and I collecting wing photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/6ad888ea-b9dd-4649-88b8-9afbfb4279e8/F39135EC-F780-4C1F-AA5E-5B7AEF1B11F4.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Jeff and I posing for a picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/177a8606-4bf3-4c1e-af47-3c24e30057b7/43C5D2E6-A462-4FEB-8D71-1EA1F384BE56.JPEG Conservation - 2022 A natural BUOW nest burrow made from prairie dogs in eastern Montana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/3e879887-ec24-4c63-8713-ce5fe8a4f1fb/03A1DD3E-851F-4241-94C7-2D0D36207885.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Another nest burrow in eastern Montana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/9be24bef-e330-4c85-9fc6-d9b631e9ff30/ECE89CE7-4661-4BB6-9C32-6F778DB5730C.JPEG Conservation - 2022 An adult female in her burrow viewed from a scoping burrow camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/be4535ad-99e7-4eca-a4e6-8ce0366544df/BCE068C2-B8D7-40E8-8B99-95417B49BB2B.JPEG Conservation - 2022 A clutch of newly laid BUOW eggs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/21d02a3f-edb4-4d18-921c-26362433d3e5/6CD05814-D7D3-4168-B5DD-7B1CD8C6EBFC.JPEG Conservation - 2022 A juvenile BUOW just within the entrance of it's burrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/0648a352-93d8-4105-a3e0-0899fec16d52/4393082C-2D14-4A56-946F-09073EE4A7FC.JPEG Conservation - 2022 Trail camera photo of a female BUOW and her eight young. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/c17d2ef0-5b0f-42bb-81b8-63db828ef3d8/C46582C2-5E52-40DD-B239-DDC7DA31668B.JPEG Conservation - 2022 A selfie while surveying a prairie dog town for Burrowing Owls. https://mattpoolephoto.com/conservation/project-one-f5w4d-tyw4r monthly 0.5 2026-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/37a6be57-2ea4-4d44-ac35-d2265df1ff71/68EACA0A-133B-422D-AA17-BBDB261010E5.JPEG Conservation - 2023 The first whiskered-screech owl I got to hold! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/fff4ede2-0d2b-4146-9599-7bdeabc03a26/4F716AB4-4391-4DE8-B0F3-4487D87EFFAF.JPEG Conservation - 2023 WHSO breeding pair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/eec0acdb-25a6-4fac-83b3-0b5719752962/7C6E7927-1072-4D5B-A7D7-89EAE23415C6.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Banding a juvenile WHSO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/0865d7be-6b05-4e9e-bb4c-e854dd372229/D26F544C-529F-4805-B249-642454E4D2FA.JPEG Conservation - 2023 A juvenile WHSO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/5a63a5ed-5ff6-48cc-8fd2-207b20dbf80b/5B32BE97-A473-4EA8-9C2B-AF7D51FD6383.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Me posing for a goofy photo amongst the canyons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/380eab34-3fdd-45ae-843f-498c2d0940be/D9E2D17E-35B6-41C5-9635-16D9BC9C1BA2.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Dave, Kassandra, and I (up top) with a brilliant community scientist team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/b1f2f3bd-0f5b-4e75-843c-ac36fbe07307/05F3BD4C-3640-42D8-9631-347EB712A26C.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Dave's truly remarkable illustration on our plan to capture owls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/2b7e1d6e-267e-42ad-92fe-e6fc128aaf16/A873D777-38A7-4F63-963B-1442EE3AD6CC.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Myself with the world's smallest species of owl, the elf owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/99fb272a-79fc-469a-a601-f56c53ebcfe9/0E182692-B3D3-4C26-A0E1-1AA5B628663F.JPEG Conservation - 2023 A whiskered-screech owl (WHSO). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/2e654911-28e6-4deb-8773-eb83c54bbe37/7DF32ADD-2915-42D4-8B68-150460CA337A.JPEG Conservation - 2023 WHSO feathers glowing under black light due to porphyrins found in new feathers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/2eb20501-b912-47f1-943b-2ec4fad2bc2e/91C5FB35-3224-41F2-9E98-08F1284031C3.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Wing photograph of a western-screech owl (WESO). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/7c373ddd-da8e-47ef-9fa8-e587a4cdf3fc/22620BD1-80A8-4630-B353-5BEDCA59BAF5.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Wing photograph of a WESO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/333f8642-dc38-486b-bdf7-a5be0025c398/08C41030-AACF-4EC2-85B0-C304D336CD1F.JPEG Conservation - 2023 The view from a peeper camera placed inside an elf owl nest cavity. The female is incubating 2-3 young. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/00f55cd5-85c1-430d-9477-7903863807fa/76EF128C-AF4B-4640-B52D-590A8BDBDF68.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Me taking a lunch break while out searching for cavities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/66e62123-e8af-48d1-8f37-156f8cd65cf9/855AF1AF-5E4A-409B-926C-0DCF2B0E330C.JPEG Conservation - 2023 An elf owl (ELOW). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/8fed1459-1077-4eff-a9f4-036ea2e3163c/1EA2D61F-BE0E-418F-B307-1602C2032888.JPEG Conservation - 2023 An adult WHSO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/135fc063-312e-4757-90cf-a54d3e78dd5f/388AA1C5-D91E-46E1-9EBF-9F7697DD9A75.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Myself with an ELOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/075e99d6-77e4-4f7c-9715-1f338048f311/A05B77C2-8CC7-4971-B400-B21C7F29756A.JPEG Conservation - 2023 A selfie with myself, Kassandra, and her two technicians, Tyler and Harold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/384af2a8-48e2-42bc-88c6-959a1594bbe5/D2FFC0D5-889F-4ED6-ACB5-FB1402A90790.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Myself with a WHSO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/3405a890-7590-434f-9512-d969b840439e/2CFEC26D-32A1-4B4F-B3FE-DBA03C598679.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Myself with a WHSO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/339782bf-0152-40d3-a3b7-9635107d9d5f/D5773E28-09F7-4CD8-847A-776998D06B67.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Me with a sphinx moth on my hat brim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/fdaa6e04-52be-49d6-8319-8f8348503df6/4925E052-5D6F-45A1-8086-D3AC9AB26AB0.JPEG Conservation - 2023 A WHSO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/9a5ed188-65dc-4e82-a7fd-1dbc901294e1/5823E270-F9BC-41EA-8A97-8BB398F45210.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Myself with a WESO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/c3a42a6c-2540-4521-a6e1-138410832925/48745A84-D485-42AC-ABFC-A1D02824A791.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Me peeping a cavity with a telescoping pole and camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/83286f0a-7f33-48a7-a941-429d60cffda9/B65C157B-74B7-4EC3-836A-D5E54DFE21CA.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Myself and a ELOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/e5cb3a6b-3667-47a3-8fa4-66c83b65b86e/7156A7ED-3A97-46BA-BF8C-3DA7B6A21955.JPEG Conservation - 2023 An ELOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/af9a210b-3b9b-446a-8572-71f1e143f68c/B1FABB4E-6C67-4691-95F5-A9B4915E500B.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Me with an elusive WESO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/131bcc3a-ae86-4840-9fdd-3381f430a61a/CDE88A55-9A55-4077-B612-ED73A64DB2BA.JPEG Conservation - 2023 A WESO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/240ba015-b4f6-4fde-ab00-adc7340c6b14/530EFE29-68F1-4F55-A114-CB2F12CB7BA7.JPEG Conservation - 2023 The team representing the Global Owl Project at the World Owl Conference. From left to right: Priscilla Esclarski, myself, Shari Schaftlein (DJ's wife), DJ, Gabriela Mendes, Elif Gröçer, and Rachel Daugherty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/2f3fb348-bf71-4400-8dab-58f78cc16683/954CC520-0B52-4EB9-96F3-AF716638603B.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Dave Oleyar and I repping our best owl t-shirts! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/223b7e32-82ee-4af8-a10c-77dfbfb59717/656D9A84-E22F-43B9-9327-FB6D2A49A229.JPEG Conservation - 2023 My lab partner and I listening closely to Kas Koenraads, a researcher for the Zoological Museum Netherlands, as he explains the ecomorphology of the burrowing owl on the table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/cf5dad2d-0ae6-4ec8-8222-f4010ba89a06/A524FEA4-91F2-4BB8-B700-18CA616E2261.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Myself presenting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/3c971fb6-74d1-4df2-806c-acf9b1add105/39A150B2-2189-454B-89F4-12B53A4B7AF7.JPEG Conservation - 2023 A group photo of the young researchers at the conference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebb37ca1c807473080040eb/10c8f90d-f501-439d-b284-bdb418074355/4F070FDD-3AE0-44FA-A128-1F9FC7E20614.JPEG Conservation - 2023 Gabriela, DJ, Elif, Priscilla, and I posing on an owly bench for a photo.