Workshops

Comparative Owl Anatomy Dissection

Long-eared Owl external ear

Each participant will be able to dissect their own owl specimen under the guidance of an instructor. The group will compare ear anatomy, eyes, feet, feathers, facial discs and more, while exploring the differences between owl genera and species. 

Species likely to be available for dissection include:
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
Long-eared Owl (Asio otis)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
​and whatever else we are able to salvage prior to the conference. 

DATE TO BE DETERMINED
Location: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus. Transportation will be provided from Stoney Creek Inn to UWL campus and back again.
​Fee: To be determined

 Owl Vocal Monitoring and Analysis (tentative)

American Barn Owl call

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​Owls can be difficult to detect and track. The use of vocal monitoring provides possibilities for presence/absence studies, detecting breeding, vocal repertoire exploration, detection of new species, and more.
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Wildlife Acoustics is a leader in the field of acoustic monitoring and analysis. In this workshop their staff will show you how their equipment and software work, and participants will be given a trial version of their Kaleidoscope software so they can learn to use it on their own laptop at the event.

DATE TO BE DETERMINED
​Location: Stoney Creek Inn
​Fee: To be determined

Field Trips

For now you'll have to be in suspense as we figure the field trips out!