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Yellow Rail Tagging Research

Help support our Motus tagging research on Yellow Rails! Motus is a wildlife tracking system that uses small radio transmitter tags, which will ping off any Motus tower in a 15 km radius once the tag is activated.

We intend to make use of this growing technology to expand our research on the movements and migrations of Yellow Rails. Yellow Rails are a marsh-dwelling species of bird famous for their secretive nature, they are i ncredibly difficult to see, let alone study! We hope that by deploying Motus tags on Yellow Rails, we will be able to better understand their movements and migration.

Each Motus tag costs roughly $300, if you donate the full cost of one tag, you can name one of the rails we nanotag! We’ll also give you a tracking number so you can see where your bird gets detected!

Purple martin Tagging Research

Help support our Motus tagging research on Purple Martins! Motus is a wildlife tracking system that uses small radio transmitter tags, which will ping off any Motus tower in a 15 km radius once the tag is activated.

We intend to make use of this growing technology to expand our research on the dispersal and migration of Purple Martins. Purple Martins are a large swallow that nests in manmade colony boxes. We hope to study the dispersal of subadult birds to and from the colony they were born in using these nanotags.

Each Motus tag costs roughly $300, if you donate the full cost of one tag, you can name one of the martins we nanotag! We’ll also give you a tracking number so you can see where your bird gets detected!

Long-eared Owl Tagging Research

Help support our Motus tagging research on Long-eared Owls! Motus is a wildlife tracking system that uses small radio transmitter tags, which will ping off any Motus tower in a 15 km radius once the tag is activated.

We intend to make use of this growing technology to expand our research on the movements of Long-eared Owls, which are understudied. 2 Long-eared Owls were tagged in 2024, and one flew to North Dakota and later to Colorado in a matter of weeks!

Each Motus tag costs roughly $300, if you donate the full cost of one tag, you can name one of the owls we nanotag! We’ll also give you a tracking number so you can see where your bird gets detected!

General Donation

The Beaverhill Bird Observatory is a non-profit, registered charity. 100% of your donation will go towards our research, monitoring, and education programs. Your donation is the key to our success.

BBO Big Birding Day 2024!

On May 20, the BBO staff will be finding as many species of birds as possible in a single day to raise money for bird conservation! This year our goal is to see over 100 species by the time the day is done.

Endowment Fundraiser

As a non-profit, the BBO relies on grants, casinos, and donations to continue the work we do, none of which can be counted on from year to year.

Security Donation

By donating securities (stocks, bonds or mutual funds) directly to a charity as opposed to selling them and donating the proceeds, the capital gains tax can be eliminated. This means more money for the charity and a greater charitable tax credit for you. In Alberta, in-kind gifts of shares and mutual funds may provide up to $240 of additional tax savings for every $1,000 of capital gain than would be the case if you sold the shares and gave the proceeds to charity. We encourage you to talk to your financial advisor before making such a donation.