My new nets arrived from Avinet today, so some work was done on the setup. \u00a0Two of my old nets were full of repaired holes and trammels, so a couple of new nets makes a nice improvement.<\/p>\n
The rain finally cleared; this was the first clear night in about a week. \u00a0Feeling like summer’s almost over with temperatures in the low 40’s.<\/p>\n
One hatch-year Northern Saw-whet was banded, bringing the season total to 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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