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Owl Update 8/23/2023

After banding just 45 juvenile Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO) in July, results so far in August have come as a welcomed surprise. We banded another 26 juveniles this week, bringing August's total to 112 and the season total to 157 juvenile NSWO banded. Although this is at the low end compared to other years, [...]

2023-08-23T09:31:31-04:00August 23rd, 2023|Owl Banding|Comments Off on Owl Update 8/23/2023

Owl Update 8/2/2023

As July ended, it was amazing how consistent things were. We're obviously in a down year, which is an expected event, but things have been almost comical recently. Late July and early August are typically the peak period for juvenile Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO). The first little spike in juveniles occurred on July 17 [...]

2023-08-02T13:25:21-04:00August 2nd, 2023|Owl Banding|Comments Off on Owl Update 8/2/2023

Owl Update 7/12/2023

The weather this past week was a mix of cool, pleasant nights, hot, buggy nights, and some severe thunderstorms that knocked the power out for 10 hours. The owls have remained slow but steady. The most productive night was July 7, with the banding of 18 Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO) and one Long-eared Owl [...]

2023-07-12T14:08:06-04:00July 12th, 2023|Owl Banding|Comments Off on Owl Update 7/12/2023

Owl Update 7/5/2023

We began WPBO’s 17th summer owl banding season on July 1. The main focus of the summer season is juvenile Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO). Before we began this research in 2006, it was believed that juvenile NSWO effectively remained around their natal territories until the fall migration period. WPBO remains the only site where [...]

2023-07-06T12:08:29-04:00July 5th, 2023|Owl Banding|Comments Off on Owl Update 7/5/2023
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