

NEW RECORD: Winter Raptor Survey has over 11,000 Raptors Counted so Far!
Over the past 5 years, we have now documented over 11,000 raptors including data on their location, habitat use, color morph, age, and more.


Denver Holt's Owl Presentation at Flathead Audubon's Nov. Meeting
Denver Holt gave an insightful overview of ORI’s extensive projects over the history of the organization at the Flathead Audubon meeting


HPAI Strikes Again: Two Great Horned Owl Fatalities at the Farm
Mourning the loss of 2 remarkable Great Horned Owls (the mating pair) here at the ORI farm, who most likely succumbed to HPAI


Successful Season-End at Saw-whet Owl Banding Station at Flathead Lake Biological Station!
The ORI's Saw-whet Owl migration research project at the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station and wrapped up busy season


Snowy Owl Non-Breeding Season
Have you ever wondered what Snowy Owl biologists do up on the tundra during a non-breeding season? The Owl Research Institute's 2023...

What An Owl Knows: “Perhaps the best popular and fact-filled informational book on owls to date."
In April 2022, ORI had the immense pleasure of hosting author Jennifer Ackerman as she was collecting research for her latest book. What...


Northern Pygmy Owls with Steve Hiro
Steve Hiro, volunteer researcher with the Owl Research Institute (ORI), shares information and video footage from the 2023 Northern Pygmy...

UPCOMING EVENT: What an Owl Knows with Jennifer Ackerman and Denver Holt
Join NYT bestselling author Jennifer Ackerman and ORI's Denver Holt as they discuss Jennifer's newest book: What an Owl Knows: The New...


Snowy Owl successfully released back to the Arctic!
Young Snowy Owl finally home From the Arctic to Montana and back again: the long journey of Snowy, the young female Snowy Owl who was...


In the field with wildlife photographer Melissa Groo
Last month, ORI had the privilege of hosting world-renowned wildlife photographer Melissa Groo. Melissa is an expert in photographing...