The last few days have brought a slow, steady trickle of owls. \u00a0Based on previous years, this week should see the largest number of owls passing through the area.<\/p>\n
Sep 18: Six Northern Saw-whets, all hatch-year birds.<\/p>\n
Sep 19: Six Northern Saw-whets, all but one hatch-year; one second-year.<\/p>\n
Sep 20: Seven Northern Saw-whets (6 hatch-year and 1 second-year), and one Boreal.<\/p>\n
Boreal owl numbers seem low compared to previous years. \u00a0Usually I end up with a 5-to-1 or 6-to-1 ratio of Northern Saw-whets to Boreals; this year I’ve only banded three Boreals so far out of 62 birds banded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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