Northern Saw-whet Owls are about to migrate past us on their way south. And once again, I will be banding them with the help of volunteers. We have caught over 100 owls in each of the last several years. Over 12,000 saw-whets are banded annually, which provides important data used in studieson many aspects of the saw-whet population. I have used this banding data to write about the direction of movement, the pattern of movement for different age of owls, and the influence of moonlight.
This year, more than ever, I need the help of people who can come out semi-regularly on a given night of the week from early October until mid-November. We open the nets with favorable weather conditions on about 1 out of 3 nights. If you are interested, please contact me at confergoldw...@aol.com<mailto:confergoldw...@aol.com> or 607-539-6308. Thanks much, John Confer -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
