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| Location | Jerusalem,Jerusalem District, Israel |
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| Coordinates | 31°47′N35°13′E / 31.78°N 35.21°E /31.78; 35.21 |
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TheJerusalem Bird Observatory is an urbanbird observatory inIsrael, sited on a 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft) plot in centralJerusalem between theKnesset and theSupreme Court.[1]
The Jerusalem Bird Observatory was established in 1994 by theSociety for the Protection of Nature in Israel. It was founded by the naturalist Amir Balaban and the ornithologist Gidon Perleman.[1]In 2016, 50,000 tourists visited the park.[2]
The Gutman Center addition was opened in 2011 for birds and bees.[3]
The Jerusalem Bird Observatory has a strategic location on thebird migration route betweenAfrica andEurasia along theGreat Rift Valley. Every spring and fall, more than 500 millionbirds migrate through Israel. Two-thirds of the species seen in Jerusalem are migratory. 30% of the birds are permanent residents, they do not migrate.[2]Gazelles also populate the park.[4]
The observatory serves as the nationalbird banding center.[5] It is directed by naturalist Amir Balaban and ornithologist Gidon Perleman.[1] Two hundred birds are banded every day by trainedvolunteers during the spring and fall migrations.
It is located between the Parliament, theWohl Rose Park and theSupreme Court building. Small wooden observation posts are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.[2] The park is free.[6]
