Do you want to know how birds of prey are studied in nature? Do you know how to identify the song of nocturnal birds? Once again, a new edition of the census of nocturnal birds of prey in Natural Park of Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac is back, a participative action open to all public -families, nature lovers, etc.- with a common objective: to discover the natural environment and protect biodiversity by collaborating in the census of nocturnal birds of prey. Registration to participate is now open.
This activity is organized by the CMBMM, an entity created in 2016 by the UB and the Barcelona Provincial Council, directed by Professor Joan Real, from the UB's Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio). The Association for the Defence and Study of Nature (ADENC) and the Catalan Institute of Ornithology (ICO) also collaborate.
Birds of prey: indicators of the environmental health of the natural environment
It is more than thirty years since the Conservation Biology Team , led by Professor Joan Real, from the Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, began to carry out the first censuses of birds of prey in this natural park. This year, the census, which will be carried out with the collaboration of volunteers, will focus on identifying specimens of tawny owl (Strix aluco) and the Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) by means of the song of the males during the mating season. Days before the activity, there will be a virtual meeting to explain how the task works and how it is organised, as well as to clarify any doubts volunteers may have.
