Species Information

"Owls Are the Tigers of the Sky," a movie, in seven parts, about north Florida's four native owl species. This film, by Wild Classroom education director Sandy Beck, is an excellent review for students after our classroom program with live owls. Print your own Tigers of the Sky movie poster! For a copy of the DVD, contact Sandy Beck.

The Owl Pages: A very comprehensive site for species information, pictures, calls, and much more!

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology:  All About Birds

eNature on-line Field Guides

Newton's Apple: Video about three owls that do not live in Florida: the snowy, spectacled and long-eared owls.

Owls of the World:  Scientific and Common Names

Burrowing Owls Use Dung to Fish for Food!

Owl Pellets

Kids Wings Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection: This interactive site is extremely cool!

Population Biology:  Owl Pellet Dissection

Owl Watching

Live Barn Owl Nest  Box Cam: This nest box is in San Marcos, California. The nest box owners named the parents Molly and McGee. This is the most wonderful nest box cam I have ever seen. Full color and sound. The image quality is outstanding.

OwlCam: "Share in the adventures of a pair of Northern Barred Owls (Strix varia varia) as they raise their family in a nest box in Eastern Massachusetts."

Raptor Rescue and Rehabilitation: Helping Injured Owls, Eagles, Hawks and Other Raptors

St. Francis Wildlife Association: Information about Tallahassee's native owls. Also: How to rescue an injured raptor, build nestboxes, improve wildlife habitat, a special "kids' page," and more wild stuff!

*The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota: Sights and sounds of raptors, species information

Newton's Apple:  Video about raptor rehabilitation at the Minnesota Raptor Center

More Great Owl Stuff

For Teachers: 
“An Owl in the Woods.”  This wonderful lesson revolves around the story Owl Moon.

HawkQuest: Excellent lesson plans about raptors.

Kids Wings: This interactive site was designed to teach young and old about the wonders of birds. The most exciting part of the site is the Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection.

The owls of Harry Potter

Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen – Hoot Educator's and Activity Guides

Wild Classroom

St. Francis Wildlife Association