Monthly Archives: November 2016

End of 2016 season

The 2016 owl banding season here ended on Oct 31.

2016 turned out to be a very average season; a total of 135 owls were banded.

Totals:
Northern Saw-whet Owl: 132
Boreal Owl: 3

Recaptures from previous years: 2 (both Saw-whets)

The Boreal Owl numbers are the lowest seen in eight years (down from a high of 56 in 2011).

Totals for the season can be seen to the right.  Comparisons with previous years can be seen here.