Hi All, I have kept in touch with Noam Weiss, who oversees the banding, owls, Shrike survey, and general bird banding, etc at his centre(he runs it all basically)I am enclosing the link in case anyone is interested in checking it out. It would be a great place for birding, and they are always looking for volunteers during migration, to help with trapping and counting, etc. Noam is also an excellent guide for any trips you may want to take, and he can set you up with a qualified guide for the northern part of Israel as well.Please do check out this very worthy cause.http://birdsofeilat.com/thanks,Vicki Biltz
Bonney Lake Wa.
vickibiltz at msn.com