Banding Saw Whet-Owls MD

[Donna]

“I’ll need some time off in November to go to Assateague to band owls.�

That remains one of the best excuses for some time off I’ve ever heard, and of course it was legitimate. Who would be creative enough to make up that? My co-worker at the time was Tammy Otto, a graduate student in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. She spent six years banding Northern Saw-Whet Owls at Assateague Island National Seashore as a volunteer with Project Owlnet.

http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2011/11/birding-national-parks-northern-saw-whet-owls-assateague-island-national-seashore9038 story and pics

National Parks Traveler

[MAK]

They are so darn cute! Love the Saw-Whet Owl!!! 

[valhalla]

Believe it or not, I have never seen any owl, but I've heard the Great Horned a number of times.

[MAK]

Believe it or not, I have never seen any owl, but I've heard the Great Horned a number of times.

Come on up and we'll go looking for Snowys! I got 2 extra rooms so no need to spend money on a hotel! You could pick Donna up on the way!!! 

[valhalla]

Believe it or not, I have never seen any owl, but I've heard the Great Horned a number of times.

Come on up and we'll go looking for Snowys! I got 2 extra rooms so no need to spend money on a hotel! You could pick Donna up on the way!!! 

Let me get the funeral, Thanksgiving, and Christmas over with 

[BIGFRANK]

They are such sweet little things!
 Ive been fortunate to see 9 species of owl in Ontario Canada,most around Toronto. Also saw 6 other species when in South Africa. Only missing Barn Owl for Ontario. They are all but extinct here,only one nesting pair known of..and they didnt produce last season.