We’re approaching the end of the owl banding season and things are slowing down here. It’s been below freezing for the last several nights. I’m seeing at most 1-2 owls per night now.

Totals for the season so far:

Species	New bands	Recaptures	Total
Northern Saw-whet Owl	119	2	121
Boreal Owl	1		1
Total	120	2	122

As of Oct 1, banding totals are as follows:

Species	New bands	Recaptures
Northern Saw-whet Owl	88	2
Boreal Owl	1

Two previously-banded Northern Saw-whets were captured; both were banded here in previous years- one originally banded in 2020, and one in 2022.

The season’s first Boreal Owl showed up on Sep 21.