We reached Owl #100 for the season last night (Sep 29), which was our first double-digit night so far this fall.  

Sep 29:

• 12 Northern Saw-whet Owls banded; including three after-second-year and one second-year adults (the rest were hatch-year birds).  We were also visited by one Saw-whet that was originally banded here two weeks ago.
• 2 Boreal Owls banded

Thanks to Betsy Rogers and Osi Kaspi for the help!

Sep 28:
Fog/mist.
1 new Saw-whet was banded, and a return visit was made by a Saw-whet originally banded here in Aug 2017.

Sep 27: 
Rained out.

Sep 26: 

• 4 Northern Saw-whet Owls banded
• 2 Boreal Owls banded

Banding has been slower than it seems it should be this time of year. Rain and a bright full moon this week haven’t helped.

Sep 25:
5 Northern Saw-whet Owls banded (all hatch-year)
1 Boreal Owl banded (after second-year)

Sep 24:
1 Northern Saw-whet banded

Sep 23:
Rained out

Sep 22: 
6 Northern Saw-whet Owls banded 
1 Boreal Owl banded

Sep 21:
Rained out

Sep 20:
5 Northern Saw-whet Owls banded

Sep 19:
3 Northern Saw-whets banded, all hatch-year birds.

Sep 18:
2 Northern Saw-whets banded, both hatch-year birds.  Thanks to Osi Kaspi for the help and company.

Sep 17:
7 Northern Saw-whets banded; one second-year, the rest hatch-year.

After a solid week of great weather, we were rained out last night (Sep 15) after an hour of effort.  Owls have been banded every night over the last week, with larger numbers showing up over the last few days.  On the 12th, three moose decided to bed down in the middle of the banding setup, bringing things to a halt until they decided to move on a few hours later.

Sep 15: 
1 Northern Saw-whet (hatch-year) banded before closing due to rain.

Sep 14:
8 Northern Saw-whets banded: 6 hatch-year, one second-year, and one after-second-year.

Thanks to visitors from Anchorage for their participation: Andrew and Liz Fisher, Eric and Christy Youngblood, and Enric and Myra Fernandez.

Sep 13: 
8 Northern Saw-whet Owls banded
1 Boreal Owl banded

Sep 12: 
2 Northern Saw-whets banded
1 Boreal Owl banded

Sep 11: 
1 Northern Saw-whet banded
1 Boreal Owl banded

Sep 10:
1 Northen Saw-whet Owl banded

The first Boreal Owls of the season showed up over the last couple of nights.  Last night brought the 200th Boreal Owl banded and the 1500th owl banded for the station.   The first recapture also showed up: a Saw-whet banded here in August 2017 as a hatch-year bird made a return visit.

Sep 9: 
1 Boreal Owl (hatch-year);
7 Northern Saw-whet Owls (6 hatch-year, one 2nd year)

Sep 8:
2 Boreal Owls (both hatch-year);
5 Northern Saw-whets (all hatch-year except one 2nd year recapture)

Sep 7: 
2 Northern Saw-whets (both hatch-year

The owl banding program here is up and running for the Fall 2018 season.
I’m starting later than usual due to being out of town for a couple of weeks.

Nets were set up on Sep 2, and have been opened on two nights since then.

Sep 4: 6 Northern Saw-whet Owls were banded, all hatch-year birds.

Seep 2: 1 Northern Saw-whet Owl was banded (a hatch-year bird).