Slowing down for the season; 300th banded

Banding has slowed down over the last week, with 2-3 owls banded per night. Temperatures are going below freezing at night, and the nets have been frosted up by about 11pm on several nights.

The 300th owl for the season was banded tonight. So far, the total (301) includes 289 Northern Saw-whet Owls and 12 Boreal Owls.

I forgot to take a photo of the 300th owl, so here’s the 301st, a hatch-year female Northern Saw-whet.