Abstracts for Oral Presentations1. Juvenile dispersal and mortality factors in Eagle owls (Bubo bubo) assessed by satellite telemetry - toward targeted conservation measuresAdrian Aebischer, Silvia Koch, Peter Nyffeler & Raphael ArlettazInstitute of Zoology, Conservation Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstr. 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland Correspondence: adaebischer@dplanet.ch 2. Owls of the Daraa Region of Southern Syria Yousef Ali Alzaoby Syria – Daraa – Mousaifrh P.O. Box 1 Email: dqrz@hotmail.com 3. Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) breeding and population density at the northern periphery of the species’ rangeChristian ArtusoUniversity of Manitoba, Department of Environment and Geography, Winnipeg, MB, R2T 2N2 Email: chartuso@gmail.com Phone: (204) 261 5148. 4.Anthropocentric pressure-induced decline in status and distribution of Eurasian Eagle Owls and initiation of participatory conservation measures - A case study in Tamilnadu, South IndiaAmbudoss Arvind7/ 308, Netaji street, Nagamalai, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India.agribird@gmail.com 5.Prevalence of owl trapping communities and its ethnobiological significance in Tamilnadu, South IndiaAmbudoss Arvind7/ 308, Netaji street, Nagamalai, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India.agribird@gmail.com 6.A method of census survey and monitoring of Eurasian Eagle Owls in South IndiaAmbudoss Arvind7/ 308, Netaji street, Nagamalai, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India.agribird@gmail.com 7.A citizen science based approach to monitoring nocturnal owl populations in Canada Debra S. Badzinski1, Richard J. Cannings, James R. Duncan, Lisa Priestley, and Rebecca M. Whittam. 1Bird Studies Canada, 115 Front Street, PO Box 160, Port Rowan, Ontario, N0E 1M0Canada 519-586-3531 (ext. 211) dbadzinski@bsc-eoc.org 8.The Ural Owl Strix uralensis population dynamics and range extension in the Western Ukraine Andriy-Taras Bashta, Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians, Koselnytska St.4, Lviv 79026 Ukraine. atbashta@polynet.lviv.ua 9. The Long-eared Owl – is it a Foraging Specialist? A ReviewSimon BirrerSwiss Ornithological Institute, CH-6204 Sempach, Switzerland simon.birrer@vogelwarte.ch 10. Climatic conditions and moon phase influence in the detection by playback of two owl species in a savannah of southeast BrazilAna Claudia Rocha Braga and José Carlos Motta-JuniorLaboratório de Ecologia de Aves, Depto. de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências,Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil kika_braga@yahoo.com.br 11.Developing methods for the field survey and monitoring of breeding Short-eared Owls Asio flammeus in the UKJohn Calladine, Graeme Garner and Chris WernhamBTO Scotland, c/o SBES, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, UKjohn.calladine@bto.org 12.A study of the mounting behaviour of Spotted Owlets Athene brama in Maharashtra, IndiaDr. Pravin Charde1 and Raju Kasambe21 Principal and Head, Sevadal Mahila Mahavidyalaya, 2 Research Student1, 2 Post-graduate Teaching Department and Research Academy, Sakkardara Square, Umrer Road, Nagpur, PIN-440009, M.S., India. e-mail: smm_college@yahoo.co.in e-mail: kasambe.raju@gmail.com 13.What fate waiting for owls in Bangladesh? M.M. ChowdhuryWildlife Biologist, House No # 132 / 3, East Rampura, Dhaka -1219, BangladeshE-mail: chowmm@bttb.net.bd, chowmm2004@yahoo.com 14.Moult of the Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula under conditions of captivityMarian Cieslak1 and Zbigniew Kwiecinski2 1Ecofund Foundation, Bracka 4, 00-502 Warszawa, Poland, mcieslak@ekofundusz.org.pl , mc05@op.pl 2 Zoological Garden, Browarna 25, 61 – 063 Poznan, Poland, zookwiatek@interia.pl 15.Come back of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in the Northern Netherlands: Population growth in relation to landscape featuresJohan de Jong Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen Biological Centre, Kerklaan 30 9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands.jongrans@hetnet.nl 16. Socio-cultural values and attitudes towards Owls in EthiopiaYilma Dellelegn Abebe, Ornithopia Research and Tours, P. O. Box 18112, Addis Ababa, Ethioipia ornithopia@yahoo.co.uk 17. Habitat selection of Scops Owl (Otus scops) on Ljubljansko barje (central Slovenia) in 2004-2006Katarina DenacInstitute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation, Dunajska cesta 22, SI-1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaE-mail: katarina.denac@guest.arnes.si 18.A wireless cavity nest viewing system and the evaluation of video clipsHans Dieter MartensAssociation for the Protection of Owls in Schleswig-Holstein e.V., Gettorfer Weg 13, D24214 Neuwittenbek, Germany Tel. : 0049 4346/7594E-Mail: Hans.Dieter.Martens@t-online.de 19.Diversity of habitat occupancies and trophic relationships of the Eagle Owl in steppe, forest-steppe and semi-desert ecosystems of Central SiberiaE.V. Ekimov and A.A. SafonovE-mail: ekimov@kspu.ru 20.Home range size and habitat use of the Little Owl Athene noctua (Scopoli 1769) in Lublin Region (East Poland) Grzegorz GrzywaczewskiDepartment of Zoology, Agriculture University in Lublin, Akademicka 13, PL-20-950 Lublin, Poland. e-mail: grzegorz.grzywaczewski@ar.lublin.pl 21.Do males count neighbourhood? Evidence for a density-dependent territorial defense in the Little owl Athene noctuaLoïc A. Hardouin & V. Bretagnolle Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS UPR 1934, 79360 Villiers en bois, France Present address of Loïc Hardouin: University of Sussex, Centre for Mammal Vocal Communication Research, Department of Psychology, Brighton, BN1 9QH, UK email: l.hardouin@sussex.ac.uk 22.Hoot and reproductive success in owlsL.A. Hardouin, P. Tabel, C. Bavoux, G. Burneleau & V. BretagnolleCentre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS UPR 1934, 79360 Villiers en bois, France Present address of Loïc Hardouin: University of Sussex, Centre for Mammal Vocal Communication Research, Department of Psychology, Brighton, BN1 9QH, UK email: l.hardouin@sussex.ac.uk 23.Status and habitat utilization of forest owls in the Western Ghats of South IndiaE. A. Jayson, S. Babu, M. Sivaram, and Eldho VargheseKerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi - 680653, Kerala, India. 24.Surveying winter roosts of Long-eared Owls in Serbia - experiences in developing a field methodologyTatjana Jovanovic-Grove5951 W Golden Ln, Glendale, 85302 Arizona, USAtanjasova@gmail.com 25.Impact of blood parasites on Ural owl (Strix uralensis) reproductionPatrik KarellBird Ecology Unit, Dept of Biological and Environmental Sciences, PO Box 65 (Viikinkaari 1), Fi-00014 University of Helsinki, Finlande-mail: patrik.karell@helsinki.fi 26. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Vocalizations and Associated BehaviorsKarla Kinstler19268 Perkins Valley Dr, Houston, Minnesota 55943 USA kenkarla@acegroup.cc 27.Multiple breeding of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in southern Lower Saxony, GermanyErnst Kniprath Sievershäuser Oberdorf 9, 37547 KREIENSEN, Germany Email: ernst.kniprath@t-online.de 28.Do guild members of the generalist Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) affect its food niches? Fred J. Koning and H.J. KoningF.J.Koning, Belkmerweg 37, 1754 GC Burgerbrug, The Netherlandskoning-raat@zonnet.nl 29.Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) and Tawny Owls (Strix aluco): a difficult combinationFred J. Koning and H.J. KoningF.J.Koning, Belkmerweg 37, 1754 GC Burgerbrug, The Netherlandskoning-raat@zonnet.nl 30.The fading of a population of Long-eared Owls (Asio otus): a long term inventory of interactions between predators, prey species and vegetation developmentFred J. Koning, G.Baeyens and H.J.KoningF.J.Koning, Belkmerweg 37, 1754 GC Burgerbrug, The Netherlandskoning-raat@zonnet.nl 31.Aggressiveness under selection in Ural owl Strix uralensis?Pekka Kontiainen, Kalle Huttunen & Hannu PietiäinenBird Ecology Unit, Dept of Biological and Environmental Sciences, PO Box 65 (Viikinkaari 1), Fi-00014 University of Helsinki, Finlandpekka.kontiainen@helsinki.fi 32.Population and range expansion of boreal forest owls (Glaucidium passerinum Strix uralensis, Strix nebulosa and Aegolius funereus) in Eastern EuropeGrzegorz KopijDepartment of Zoology & Ecology, Wroclaw University of Environmental & Life Sciences, Kozuchowska 5b, 51-631 Wroclaw, Poland e-mail: kopij@ozi.ar.wroc.pl 33.Responses of owls and kestrels to spatio-temporal variation of their main prey Keynote Address Erkki Korpimäki Professor, Animal Ecology Head of the Department at Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland Tel. +358 2 3335699 Fax. +358 2 3336550 ekorpi@utu.fi 34. Owl fauna in Eastern Polissya region of Ukraine: number, distribution and breeding ecologyYury KuzmenkoPollissky Natural Reserve, Selezivka vil., Ovruch district, Zhytomyr province, 11122, UKRAINE E-mail for Yury via Alina Mishta: amishta@izan.kiev.ua 35.Food Habit and Nesting Behavior of Collared Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena Pennant) in Chanthaburi province, Thailand K. Leadprathom1,3, V. Chimchome1, S. Bumrungsri2 1 Faculty of Forestry Kasetsart University, Thailand2 Faculty of Science Prince of Songkla University, Thailand 3 Royal Forest Department, Thailand 36. BOMP: Establishing a Barn Owl monitoring scheme in the UK Dave Leech, Carl Barimore, Colin Shawyer & Humphrey Crick Head of Nest Record Scheme, British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU Tel. 01842 750050; dave.leech@bto.org 37.Owls and WindfarmsRoy Leigh and Howard Fearn Avian Ecology LLP 37 Ollershaw Lane, Marston, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 EnglandRoySLeigh@aol.com 38.Reaction of snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca L.) population on lemming number fluctuations on Wrangel Island under global climatic changesIrina E. Menyushina Wrangel Island State Nature Reserve. V.N.Ira@mail.ru 39.Nest box use by barn owls Tyto alba in a biological pest control program in the Beit She'an Valley, IsraelKobi Meyrom1,* Yoav Motro2, Yossi Leshem3, Shaul Aviel4, Ido Izhaki5, Francis Argyle1, Motti Charter3,**1 Israel Ornithology Center, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, 2 Hanegev St., Tel-Aviv 66186, Israel2Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel3 Zoological Department, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel4 Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, Jordan Valley Mobile Post 108105Department of Biology, University of Haifa at Oranim, Kiryat Tivon 36006, Israel**corresponding author: charterm@post.tau.ac.il 40.Mobbing on the Striped Owl (Asio clamator) and Barn Owl (Tyto alba) by birds in south-east Brazil: do owl diets influence mobbing?José Carlos Motta-Junior & Pérsio de Souza Santos FilhoDepartamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazillabecoaves@yahoo.com 41. Prey selection by the Striped Owl (Asio clamator) in south-east Brazil José Carlos Motta-Junior & Adriana de Arruda Bueno Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazillabecoaves@yahoo.com 42.Application of Forest Inventory and Analysis data sets for Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus) habitat in the United States Mark D. Nelson1 and David H. Johnson21 U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis, 1992 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 USAmdnelson@fs.fed.us 2 Global Owl Project, 6504 Carriage Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22310 USA 43.Agricultural practices, rural culture and the conservation of Mackinder’s Eagle Owls in Central KenyaDarcy OgadaRhodes University, Department of Zoology & EntomologyNational Museums of Kenya, Department of Ornithologydarcyogada@yahoo.com 44.Protection activities of Barn Owls (Tyto alba) and Little Owls (Athene noctua) in southeastern Czech RepublicMgr. Libor Opluštil, Nad Farou 286, 664 03 Podoli, Czech Republic email: libor.oplustil@email.cz 45.ULUKA (OWL) in Sanskrit literatureSuruchi Pande1, Satish Pande1 and Reuven Yosef21ELA Foundation, C-9, Bhosale Park, Sahakarnagar no.2, Pune 411009, INDIA.2International Birding & Research in Eilat, P.O.Box 774, Eilat 88000, ISRAEL 46.Distribution and Conservation Status of Owls in Malaysia Chong Leong PuanDepartment of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia*E-mail: chongleong@putra.upm.edu.my 47. Census of small forest owls to provide accurate data on species abundance and statusChristoph PurschkeInstitute of Landscape Management, University of Freiburg, Germanychristoph.purschke@landespflege.uni-freiburg.de 48. Barn Owls and Major Roads – Results of a 15-year study in Great BritainDavid J Ramsden Senior Conservation Officer, Barn Owl Trust, Waterleat, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7HU, England. email: david@barnowltrust.org.uk web: www.barnowltrust.org.uk 49.Criteria for the evaluation of Barn Owl nestbox designs David J RamsdenSenior Conservation Officer, Barn Owl Trust, Waterleat, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7HU, England. email: david@barnowltrust.org.uk web: www.barnowltrust.org.uk 50. Long-eared Owl Asio otus Winter Roost Survey in Serbia 2006/07Milan B. Ruzic milruzic@yahoo.com 51. Bad news and good news: population trends of Finnish owls during 1982–2006Pertti SaurolaFinnish Museum of Natural HistoryP.O.Box 17, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finlande-mail: saurola@cc.helsinki.fi 52. Attempts for re-introducing the Ural Owl Strix uralensis in Bohemian resp. Bavarian Forest Wolfgang ScherzingerD- 94 568 St. Oswald, Guntherstraße 8, Germanydrscherzinger@gmx.de 53. Life history and reproductive success in Tengmalm’s OwlSchwerdtfeger, Ortwin, Quellenweg 4, D-37520 Osterode am Harz, Germany, o.schwerdtfeger@gmx.de 54.Impact of environmental pollution on immune response in owls in IndiaAmit SharmaSr. Faculty & Programme Coordinator, National Institute of Animal Welfare, Govt. of India aksharmadr@yahoo.co.in 55. Study on perceptions of owls among women in rural and urban IndiaSarika SharmaPrincipal, KRCHE, N.Delhi, INDIA drsarika4owl@yahoo.com 56. Population changes and conservation of the Western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) in North America: a 10-year updateS.R. SheffieldDepartment of Natural Sciences, Bowie State University, Bowie, MD 20715 USA, and College of Natural Resources, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, National Capital Region – Northern Virginia Center, Falls Church, VA 22043 USA srsheffield@comcast.net 57.Owls of Syria, their Distribution and ConservationAdwan H. ShehabDr. Adwan H. SHEHAB: General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), Douma, P.O. Box 113, Damascus, Syria. e-mail: a.shehab@mail.sy 58. Numerical and functional responses of the Snowy Owl to a lemming population - insights from a long-term study in High Arctic Greenland Benoit Sittler, Olivier Gilg, Adrian Aebischer, Brigitte Sabard, Raphael Sane & Arnaud HurstelBenoît Sittler: Institut für Landespflege, Universität, 79085 Freiburg 59. Satellite Tracking of Snowy Owls from Massachusetts, USANorman SmithMassachusetts Audubon, 1904 Canton Ave., Milton, MA 02186 USA email: nsmith@massaudubon.org 60. Norwegian Snowy Owl Project Roar Solheim1 and Karl-Otto Jacobsen21 Senior Curator Zoology, Agder Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 1887 Gimlemoen, N-4686 Kristiansand, Norway roar.solheim@kristiansand.kommune.no 2 Researcher, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Arctic Ecology, N-9296 Tromsø, Norway karl.o.jacobsen@nina.no 61.Ural owls at the border line: Nesting places are not a limiting factorRoar Solheim1, Jon Bekken, Rune Bjørnstad, Frode N. Bye, Torger K. Hagen, Kjell Isaksen & Hallvard Strøm1 Senior Curator Zoology, Agder Museum of Natural History, N-4686 Kristiansand, Norway email: roar.solheim@kristiansand.kommune.no 62. Age, sex and size of dead Tawny Owls found during a winter famine in 2006 in NorwayRoar Solheim Senior Curator Zoology, Agder Museum of Natural History, N-4686 Kristiansand, Norway email: roar.solheim@kristiansand.kommune.no 63.The Community Owls Project 2006-2008Chris SperringThe Hawk and Owl Trust, 32 Hollis Avenue, Portishead, Bristol. BS20 6TQ. Chris.Sperring@btinternet.com 64. Owls in the Czech RepublicKarel Stastny and Vladimir Bejcek Department of Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Environmental Science, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamycka 129, CZ-165 21 Prague 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic; stastny@fle.czu.cz, bejcek@fle.czu.cz 65. PlenaryDo owls follow the rules?Iain R. TaylorInstitute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University,Albury, New South Wales, 2640, Australia.Email: itaylor@csu.edu.au 66. Investigating the causes of the population decline in the small, threatened Danish little owl population on the northern limit of the species’ rangeKasper Thorup, Peter Sunde, Lars B. Jacobsen, Miriam H. Holsegård-Rasmussen, Nina Ottessen, Susanne Svenne and Carsten Rahbek.KThorup@snm.ku.dk 67. Prey Selection in Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo ussuriensis) in MongoliaJavkhlantsetseg Tumurbat1, Gombobaatar Sundev1, Reuven Yosef21 Zoology Department, National University of Mongolia, Mongolian Ornithological Society. Ulaanbaatar 210646A, POBox 537. monbird_mos@yahoo.com2 International Birding & Research Centre in Eilat, P.O. Box 774, Eilat 88000, Israel. 68. Distribution, density and habitat relationships of the Ural owl Strix uralensis macroura in CroatiaVesna Tutis, Dragan Radovic, Davor Cikovic, Sanja BarisicInstitute of Ornithology, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Gunduliceva 24, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Email: vesna.tutis@zg.htnet.hr 69.Unexpected high PCB concentrations in Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) from limestone quarries in Limburg, The NetherlandsNico W. van den Brink1 & Hugh A.H. Jansman1Alterra - Centre for Ecosystem Studies, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands Phone: +31-317 477867 Email: nico.vandenbrink@wur.nl Email: Hugh.Jansman@wur.nl 70.PCB related mortality in Eagle owls (Bubo bubo) in Limburg, The Netherlands Nico van den Brink and Hugh JansmanAlterra - Centre for Ecosystem Studies, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands E-Mail: Hugh.Jansman@wur.nl 71.Limitations of owl reproduction in the wild: is there a role for food quality besides quantity?Arnold B. van den BurgBargerveen Foundation / Dept. Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Email: a.vandenburg@science.ru.nl 72. Renaat van RompaeyWIx Wageningen International ExpertsBill Sunfield Street 24 NL-6708 NB Wageningen, HOLLAND Email: Renaat@WIx.nl 73.Owls of Northern Eurasia: present status and population trendsS.V. Volkov and A.V. SharikovA.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Rus. Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russian Federation. owl_bird@mail.ru Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russian Federation. 74. Habitat selection of Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) in agricultural landscapeS.V. Volkov and T.V. Sviridova A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Rus. Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russian Federation. owl_bird@mail.ru 75.Competitive exclusion and indirect interactions in the forest owl guildAl VrezecNational Institute of Biology, Vecna pot 111, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, e-mail: al.vrezec@nib.si 76.Citizen Science into Practice 1: webcam on little owl nest and joint on-line discussion forum Ronald van Harxen and Pascal Stroeken 77. Citizen Science and Little Owls: an overview on Little Owl initiatives Van Nieuwenhuyse, Dries 78.Citizen Science into Practice 2: Habitat Selection Models as Facilitators for Nestbox Initiatives Van Nieuwenhuyse, Dries 79.The Philippine Owl Conservation ProgrammeTony WarburtonWorld Owl Trust, 2 Monk Moors, Eskmeals, Millom, Cumbria LA19 5YD, tonyowl@btinternet.com 80.Habitat selection of the Hume's Tawny Owl Strix butleri in the Arava ValleyNoam Weiss & Reuven YosefInternational Birding & Research Centre in Eilat, P. O. Box 774, Eilat 88000, Irsael ryosef@eilatcity.co.il 81.Systematics & phylogeny of owls Prof. Dr. Michael Wink 82.The accommodation mechanism of the Owl - A new theory on the muscular contribution to the reflective changes of the lens crystallina of the Owl.Dr. J. Worst1 & H. Bloem1Julianalaan11; 9751 BM HAREN, the Netherlands email: j.worst@omcnoord.nl 83.Anthropogenic activity aids habitat selection and survival of the critically endangered Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti)Reuven Yosef1, Lynette Mitchell1, Amit P. Pawashe2, Raju Kasambe2, Satish A. Pande2 1International Birding & Research Centre in Eilat, P. O. Box 774, Eilat 88000, Israel ryosef@eilatcity.co.il 2ELA Foundation, C-9 Bhosale Park, Sahakar Nagar-2, Pune 411009, Maharashtra, India 84. Is the activity of Tengmalm´s Owl (Aegolius funereus) during nesting in Middle Europe really biphasic?Marketa Zarybnicka1, Jan Zarybnicky2, Vladislav Bezouska3, Pavel Ded3 1Department of Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Environmental Science, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamycka 129, CZ-165 21 Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic; zarybnicka.marketa@seznam.cz; 2Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the CR, Nuselska 34, CZ-140 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic; jan.zarybnicky@nature.cz3Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Technical Faculty, Kamycka 129 |