A bird observatory is a centre for the study of bird migration and bird populations. They are usually focused on local birds, but may also include interest in far flung areas. Most bird observatories are small operations with a limited staff, many volunteers and a not-for-profit educational status. Many bird observatories conduct bird ringing.

Observatories in Australia

• Broome Bird Observatory, Western Australia
• Eyre Bird Observatory, Western Australia

Observatories in Britain and Ireland

(all are members of the Bird Observatories Council of Britain and Ireland)

• Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory
• Calf of Man (Isle of Man)
• Cape Clear (Ireland)
• Copeland
• Dungeness
• Fair Isle
• Filey
• Flamborough
• Gibraltar Point
• Holme
• Isle of May
• Landguard
• North Ronaldsay
• Portland
• Sandwich Bay
• Spurn
• Walney

Observatories Belonging to the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network

• Rocky Point Bird Observatory
• Vaseaux Lake Migration Monitoring Station
• Mackenzie, British Columbia|Mackenzie Nature Observatory
• Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory
• Beaverhill Bird Observatory
• Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
• Last Mountain Bird Observatory
• Delta Marsh Bird Observatory
• Thunder Cape Bird Observatory
• Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
• Long Point Bird Observatory
• Haldimand County, Ontario|Haldimand Bird Observatory
• Toronto Bird Observatory
• Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory
• Innis Point Bird Observatory
• Observatoire d'oiseauz de Tadoussac
• Point Lepreau
• Brier Island Bird Migration Research Station
• Atlantic Bird Observatory
• Gros Morne National Migration Monitoring Station
• Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory
• St. Andrews Banding Station
• McGill Bird Observatory

Bird Observatories in the United States

• Alaska Bird Observatory, Alaska
• Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory, Arizona
• Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, California
• Point Reyes Bird Observatory, California
• Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, Colorado
• Idaho Bird Observatory, Idaho
• Manomet Bird Observatory, Massachusetts
• Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, Michigan
• Cape May Bird Observatory, New Jersey
• Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, New York
• Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Pennsylvania
• Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, Texas
• Rio Grande Valley Bird Observatory, Texas
• The Institute for Bird Populations, California

External links

• Alaska Bird Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska USA
• Rouge River Bird Observatory, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
• Bird Studies Canada
• The Bird Observatories Council of Britain and Ireland
• Great Basin Bird Observatory, Nevada, USA
• Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland, Oregon, USA
• Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Point Reyes, Marin County, California, USA
• San Francisco Bird Observatory, Alviso, California, USA
• Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory, Bisbee, Arizona, USA
• The Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes Station, California, USA