Six Saw-whets were banded on Oct 10; all were hatch-year birds.

Visitors included a local Girl Scout group and people from the Kachemak Bay Birders.

Last night (Oct 9) was a good night: twelve Northern Saw-whets and three Boreal Owls were banded.  All were hatch-year birds.

First Boreal Owl of the season:

Eight Saw-whets, all hatch-year birds, were banded on the night of Oct 8.

The nets were open for 3.5 hours; they were opened late due to rain, which moved out of the area by 9pm.

After being away for a couple of weeks (and during the peak of the migration, unfortunately), the nets are set up again.  Rain has prevented opening them for the last couple of nights, but four new Northern Saw-whets (all hatch-year) were banded on Monday night (Oct 5).

The weather is looking better towards the weekend.

Last night’s banding results:

• 3 hatch-year Northern Saw-whets
• 1 second-year Northern Saw-whet
• 1 recapture of a Saw-whet that was banded here on Sep 7 of this year.

Thanks to Kim, Micki and her visitors.  Lots of owl photos and owl videos were taken last night.

The banding operation is being shut down for the next week or two; I will be out of town due to an illness in the family.

Eleven hatch-year Northern Saw-whets were banded last night.  Nets were open for 4.5 hours.  Conditions were ideal; dark and very little wind.  The nets were stiff with frost at closing.

Thanks to Barb and Hank for the help!

Four hatch-year Saw-whets banded.  Slow-going until about midnight, when the wind died down.

No banding between Sep 11 and Sep 15; I’m away on an unplanned emergency trip.  I hope to open the nets again on Sep 16.

Five new hatch-year Northern Saw-whets were banded tonight before rain shut things down a little after midnight.

Tonight also saw the season’s first recapture- a second-year Saw-whet that was originally banded on Sep 21, 2014.

No banding on Sep 8,9 due to rain.