Another great night last night; ideal weather conditions and a good number of owls.<\/p>\n
Fifteen owls were banded last night:<\/p>\n
All owls banded last night were hatch-year birds.<\/p>\n
This tied the largest number of Boreals banded in a night here.<\/p>\n
Nets were open for 5 hours.<\/p>\n
Thanks to Andrew Fisher from Anchorage for the help!<\/p>\n
Photos to be added soon…<\/p>\n
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Another great night last night; ideal weather conditions and a good number of owls. Fifteen owls were banded last night: 10 Northern Saw-whet Owls 5 Boreal Owls All owls banded last night were hatch-year birds. This tied the largest number of Boreals banded in a night here. Nets were open for 5 hours. 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