The last couple of nights have been ideal for banding- no rain, no strong wind, and dark.  The next few nights look like they’ll be more of the same.  On Oct 14, I banded the largest number of Boreal Owls for a single night at this location since the project started in 2009.

Oct 14:

• 6 Northern Saw-whet Owls plus one return visit from an owl banded in late August (3rd time this individual has been trapped); one of the new Saw-whets was a 2nd year bird, the rest were hatch-year birds.
• 8 Boreal Owls, all hatch-year birds

Oct 13:

• 1 Northern Saw-whet Owl
• 1 Boreal Owl