Long-eared Owl
The week started off slow as a weather system brought wind and rain to Whitefish Point, causing us to shut down early and start late on multiple nights.
Our luck turned a corner on Sunday — the breeze lightened, and the weather cleared, allowing us to capture six Northern Saw-whet Owls, a Long-eared Owl, and a Barred Owl. While still considered slow for this time of year, we were pleased to have three owl species to process.
Our fall season total now stands at 24 Northern Saw-whet Owls, three Long-eared Owls, and two Barred Owls.
~ Tim Baerwald and Byron de-Yampert
Barred Owl
You can read the owl banding weekly blog post and follow WPBO’s social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) for highlights this season from Lead Owl Bander Tim Baerwald and Assistant Owl Bander Byron de-Yampert.
Owl Banding Presentations — We apologize, but live education demonstrations of our owl banding program will not be offered this season.
