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Collaborative research by faculty and students from Cal Poly Humboldt, winegrape vineyard managers, viticulturists, and other research colleagues.

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Jadzia Rodríguez will defend her Master’s thesis this Friday, with a public presentation on her analyses of barn owl habitat selection in the Napa Valley vineyard ecosystem. Come check it out! by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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17 days ago

This past week, Lauren spent a few days in Western Hungary visiting the Barn Owl Foundation in Orosztony. 🦉

The team here, including our friend and collaborator Zoltán Schnieder and the foundation managing director Ákos Klein, lead the barn owl conservation and research work in Zala County. Zoltán and Ákos gave a tour of the foundation field site and several of the barn owl boxes in the study region, including nests located high in church steeples and bell towers, mounted on poles in fields, tucked away in barns, and hidden in the tops of observation towers.

The foundation was established in 1997, and works continuously to monitor the barn owl population in the surrounding area. The Barn Owl Foundation also hosts a small owl rescue center on site, which houses several rehabilitated owl species including barn owl, tawny owl, and little owl.

Such a special opportunity to observe some of the incredible work being done with barn owls across the world! 🌎 🦉 taken in Gyöngybagolyvédelmi Alapítvány by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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18 days ago

New grad position in the lab studying whether barn owls use cues from other owls to select nest sites! Link to full ad in bio and also posted to OrnJobs and Texas A&M Wildlife job board. by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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21 days ago

Check out Matt’s 15 min interview on Jefferson Public Radio about the lab’s latest published barn owl research. Link in bio. by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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2 months ago

it’s been a hoot! 🦉
join me for my thesis defense next week!

July 13th, 10am PDT by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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3 months ago

Nice little article from Joe Eaton of Raptors Are The Solution about our recent work showing that barn owls induce fear in voles and mice, as well as suppress their numbers. https://raptorsarethesolution.org/press/rats-tales-archives/rats-tales-full-articles/rodents-under-pressure-in-the-vineyard/ by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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3 months ago

And that’s just about a wrap for barn owl work in Lodi this season. Great to see and band a few more chicks before capping it off with a get together with collaborating folks at Mokulumne Glen Vineyards. by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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4 months ago

Thanks to everyone who helped us name these four lovely chicks at our recent baby barn owl celebration in Lodi! The winning names are finally revealed. Could they be any cuter? 🦉🧡

All owls are handled safely by trained professionals for research with appropriate state, federal, and institutional IACUC permits. by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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4 months ago

Barn owls fledge from nests at about 60 days old, and most of the owls in Napa Valley are about that old, like these four rascals here. A few nest boxes have younger chicks, and a few pairs have started second broods (other pics). by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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4 months ago

Barn Owls, habitat, and ecosystem health were on display at Jessie's Grove Winery for this week's field day. Thanks to our speakers and partners for an excellent event!

@salmonsafe @jessiesgrovewinery @calpolyhum.barnowls @lodi_wine @landbasedlearning @usdagov by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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4 months ago

We presented at a great workshop at Jessies’s grove Winery in Lodi, alongside other presenters about nature-based farming solutions. Did a barn owl banding demo and were lucky enough to tag along with a Nat Geo photographer who was there documenting Karen Gallardo-Cruz’s research. by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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4 months ago

Help us decide on names for the 2026 group of chicks in our livestream nest box! 🦉💗

🔗Visit the link in our bio to cast your vote, and drop by the public banding event next week to find out which names are the winners! by @calpolyhum.barnowls

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5 months ago