After several nights off at the end of last week, we were excited to get back out and open nets this week. The owls did not disappoint! Our first net run of the week was also our most productive of the season. On top of that, it put us over 200 new saw-whets [...]
It’s been another windy week here at the Point! Another stretch of strong winds kept nets closed several of the past few nights. We had been averaging over 50 new Northern Saw-whet Owl banded each of the first three weeks of the season. We didn’t quite make it this week, but we came close! [...]
Well, our streak of good weather has come to an end. The beginning of October brought enough wind and rain to keep nets closed all or part of about half of the nights this past week. Fortunately, it seems the owls are still migrating in decent numbers as we had yet another night of [...]
Welcome back! It’s been an exciting week since our last update. The week was full of season firsts, starting with our first Long-eared Owl! That same night (Sept. 22), we also caught our first bird with retained juvenile plumage. This particular bird was starting to show the streaky brown and white breast feathers seen [...]
The first Northern Saw-whet Owl banded this fall. Hi everyone! We’re Kate and Eliana, the owl banders this fall. We’d like to introduce ourselves, but first, let’s get to the reason why we’re all here: the owls. The fall banding season had an auspicious beginning with six Northern Saw-whet Owls caught prior [...]
Hello all: Since our last blog post we have finally had some movement. Between the nights of September 26 and October 3rd we managed 4 Northern Saw-whet Owls and the seasons 1st Barred Owl. The weather was definitely working against us for this week. However on the night of October 6th, the stars aligned and [...]
Hello all: We had some storms come through this week. While the wind and rain kept us closed on the 21st and 24th, the storms did bring west winds with them. These winds were a pleasant change from the south winds we had been experiencing. Along with the west winds, we also had a small [...]
Hello all: Our first week of fall banding is under our belts. I'm super excited to be back for another season. My banding partner this year is Zach Wilkinson. He's originally from Avon, CO and has spent the past four years out in CA working on a spotted owl banding project. Zach after [...]
Hello all: The banding season official came to a close on October 31. Since our last post on October 22, we added 11 Northern Saw-Whet Owls to our season totals. The biggest push for these birds came on the night of October 24 with 7 owls banded. In total this season we banded: 1 American [...]
Hello all: Since our last post the weather has once again showed us who is boss, keeping us closed 5 out of the last 9 days. Last night, October 21, was the first night we were able to run a full night of net checks since the end of September. While it was a slower [...]
