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International  Not only is the Beaverhill Bird Observatory involved in local conservation efforts and national songbird and owl monitoring, the BBO has extended its efforts into international bird conservation for over a decade. In 1993 and 1994, the BBO established a relationship with an office of the Peace Corps in Guatemala following the recovery of a Least Flycatcher banded at the BBO. In a partnership with the Biological Survey branch of the US Geological Survey, volunteer bird banders from the BBO lended their expertise to local Guatemalan conservation groups to help inventory resident and migrant bird species in potential conservation easements. This opportunity to survey and band birds in Central American rainforests saw the BBO crew visit multiple forest sites on the Caribbean coast and inland near Lago Izabel. Birds that should not be missed when in the area included: Royal Flycatchers, Blue-crowned Motmots, Red-capped Manikins, Violet Sabrewings, and Chestnut-colored Woodpeckers. The Beaverhill Bird Observatory is also involved in international Burrowing Owl conservation. For the last few years, the BBO has assisted the work and travel opportunities of Burrowing Owl researchers from Mexico. Currently, the BBO is has partnered with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation in the drafting of a North American Conservation Action Plan for the Burrowing Owl. |
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