Hi all, For those of you that like owls, it appears that the Northern Saw-whet Owls are on the move. In the past three nights of trapping and banding owls we have captured 10 birds, with 6 of those being captured last evening.
Most of the birds, both adults and juveniles are just finishing their molts. So far none of the birds are overly fat, but they all seem to be in good shape. Last year we began the season trapping on the 15th of this month and captured 32 birds by the time the season was over the second week in November. So we are already ahead of last year, so I hope this means that the little guys had a good year, as far as breeding goes. I also had 4 nest boxes full of saw-whets this summer that produced a total of 14 fledglings. Scott Rashid Estes Park -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
