The 12th season of fall owl banding was concluded on Oct 31 for the season. Only a few owls were banded during the final week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 304 owls were banded, making this season the 2nd best here so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
292 Northern Saw-whet Owls were banded, the largest number in a season yet. The age breakdown was as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
| Hatch-year<\/td> | 285<\/td> | 97.6%<\/td><\/tr> |
| Adult<\/td> | 7<\/td> | 2.4%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n Additionally, three Saw-whets banded in previous years here were recaptured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 12 Boreal Owls were also banded. All Boreals banded were hatch-year birds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the 12 years of banding here, Saw-whet numbers have ranged from as low as 20 to as high as 292 banded in a season. Boreal numbers have ranged from as low as 3 to as high as 56 banded in a season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 12th season of fall owl banding was concluded on Oct 31 for the season. Only a few owls were banded during the final week. A total of 304 owls were banded, making this season the 2nd best here so far. 292 Northern Saw-whet Owls were banded, the largest number in a season yet. 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