After several years, one of the owl nest boxes near the house finally attracted occupants that weren’t squirrels or wasps.

A pair of Northern Saw-whets raised four chicks; they fledged in early June. All four were banded at the end of May.

The adult seen at the box could be identified due to the aberrant feather growth next to the right eye. This owl was caught during Fall 2019 as a returning visitor; she was first banded here in 2014.