John is one of very few Saw-whet group stations to ever have such a nifty
revisit of
birds banded in previous years. To get two from 2013 in one night is awesome and
great data. Unfortunately 2013 was a horrible year so if we believe in cyclic
migration events it doesn't bode well for the next mon
Hi Folks,
Hammond Hill Owl Station, HHOWLS, has been banding saw-whets this fall, as
usual. So far, this year is either very bad or very late. A major binding
station several hundred miles north of us has done alright. A major banding
station 100 miles north of us is way low. We have caugh
Do they make their little toot sound when flying in migrations, John?
Thx.
Judy Thurber
Liverpool
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> On Oct 29, 2013, at 2:48 PM, John Confer wrote:
>
> HHOWLS (Hammond Hill Owl Site) had our best night of the year last
> night on 29 Oct. We have banded on almost all nig
HHOWLS (Hammond Hill Owl Site) had our best night of the year last
night on 29 Oct. We have banded on almost all nights that weren't
raining or had very strong winds from the south for this fall. Migration
this year has far fewer birds than last year when we got banding records
for 102 bi
It appears we are in the early days of a huge Northern Saw-whet owl movement.
Banders in Ontario and other more northerly sites in Canada and the US are
reporting
huge catches. PA stations are already reporting owls.
Here last night we had a terrific night with 12 young saw-whets banded! That's
