Thank you for visiting my fundraising page and showing support for this project which is close to my heart!

Donations will be contributed to the Snowy Owl Project-contributing to the purchase of new transmitters for next year. This project is lead by Norman Smith and supported by a few dedicated volunteers. The cost of a transmitter is $3,000 for the hardware and another $3,000 for the tracking and translating of the data. In 2009 there were 2 Snowy Owls which were fitted with transmitters.

Norman Smith (my dad and teammate), director of the Massachusetts Audubon Society's (MAS) Blue Hills Trailside Museum, has been studying snowy owls since 1981. He has established a collaborative partnership between Blue Hills Trailside Museum and the USGS Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Center (USGS FRESC) Snake River Field Station, based on owl research as it relates to snowy owls, their migration patterns, and their ecological requirements.

These satellite transmitters will identify the migration routes of selected wild snowy owls. The information gained from tracking the migration routes of Snowy Owls will be used to compliment Smith's ongoing 20+ year research and education program.

Snowy owls are Massachusetts' largest owl. Data collected via satellite telemetry on these birds will advance Smith's research in 3 major ways.

• Provide critical information on the physical health and elusive migration patterns of snowy owls wintering in Massachusetts
• Disseminate gathered conservation and natural history data through public education programs and research articles.
• Introduce a technologically advanced tracking technique to snowy owl research at Logan International Airport as part of the Snake River Field Station snowy owl telemetry project in Idaho.
  
  Expected results include: determining the migration routes and destinations and advancing snowy owls tracking techniques through the use of satellite transmitters. The telemetry data will be used by all parties for publication on ecology of snowy owls and in educational programs at the Owl Research Institute and Massachusetts Audubon Society sanctuaries.

On May 15th and 16th my dad and I will be particpating in the Annual Bird-a-thon to raise money for this incredible project. Please show your support and help us reach our fundraising goal! I thank you in advance for your support.

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