Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 6:00 PM
pre-registration required
6:00 PM - Meal served
7:00ish PM - Owl Calling Contest
8:00ish PM - Keynote presentation by Denver Holt
pre-registration required
6:00 PM - Meal served
7:00ish PM - Owl Calling Contest
8:00ish PM - Keynote presentation by Denver Holt
Owl Calling Contest
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Knowing owl calls is oh-so important in owl research, and being able to imitate them can help you too. So after the banquet wake up, cue up your best owl calls, have a hoot and win great prizes in the conference owl calling contest! Participants must:
-Imitate three (3) different owl calls. These can be different calls from the same species or from different species. Contestants will have one (1) minute in which to do all three calls. -Pre-register for the contest by October 8 -Provide links to recordings of each call you plan to imitate so the judges can familiarize themselves with the calls prior to the contest -Register to attend at least one day of the conference by October 8 -Register to attend the banquet by October 8 -Must attend in person Judges will rate each call based on voice quality, rhythm, difficulty, and performance. The contest is limited to 20 participants. If more than 20 register, a pre-qualification round will be held via Zoom prior to the conference. |
PRIZES:
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Reconyx HypeFire 2 Covert IR Camera ($459.99)
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Vortex Viper HD 8x42 binoculars
($639.99) 
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Wildlife Acoustics Song Meter Micro ($249.00)
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Keynote Speaker
Denver Holt is the founder and president of the Owl Research Institute and Ninepipes Wildlife Research Center, a non-profit organization in Charlo, Montana dedicated to long-term field research. He has been studying owls for over 40 years, including 29 years working with Snowy Owls and 33 years with Long-eared Owls, among the many species he has investigated over the decades. He has published over 100 papers and technical documents about owls, including four species accounts for Birds of North America and served as the team leader for the Strigidae species accounts for The Handbook of the Birds of the World.
Denver believes that wildlife conservation is about communication with the public, since voters can ultimately influence conservation efforts. He regularly shares his passion with the public through television, films, major magazines, newspapers, live cams, in-person presentations in the field and at major venues around the U.S. and in other countries. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Smithsonian, David Attenborough’s Life of Birds, New York Times, and dozens of other high profile media outlets
Denver’s keynote presentation will not focus on the sexy Snowy Owl, but rather the lesser understood Long-eared Owl. He and his team have found over 250 nests and banded over 2,000 individuals over the decades. This has allowed him to look at composition of winter roosts, mating systems, stress hormones, plumage differences between the sexes, and to document their declining numbers.
Denver believes that wildlife conservation is about communication with the public, since voters can ultimately influence conservation efforts. He regularly shares his passion with the public through television, films, major magazines, newspapers, live cams, in-person presentations in the field and at major venues around the U.S. and in other countries. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Smithsonian, David Attenborough’s Life of Birds, New York Times, and dozens of other high profile media outlets
Denver’s keynote presentation will not focus on the sexy Snowy Owl, but rather the lesser understood Long-eared Owl. He and his team have found over 250 nests and banded over 2,000 individuals over the decades. This has allowed him to look at composition of winter roosts, mating systems, stress hormones, plumage differences between the sexes, and to document their declining numbers.
