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Project Owlnet
Project Owlnet is a continent wide effort to monitor the migratory ecology and population dynamics of the Northern Saw-whet Owl. This study involves intensive continuous effort mist netting and banding. This small owl is solely nocturnal. Their migratory route takes them from northern Canada to southern Georgia. Due to their small size, they are prey for larger owls and so they tend to remain silent while on the migration. In order to capture or attract these owls to our banding station, we play a lure tape. All owls that visit our station are measured, banded, and released unharmed. We hope that these owls will be recaptured at another station so that we may learn more about their movements. We begin this study on 1 October each year at our research site in the Rhododendron Swamp at Skytop Lodge.
2012: On 30 September, a small team of researchers met in the Rhododendron Swamp to set up the nets for owl banding. Three male Northern Saw-whet Owls became the first birds of the season when they wandered into the nets on the evening of October 6. In total, we banded 57 new northern saw-whet owls, and three eastern Screech Owls this season. In a season which comprised rainy nights, high winds, Hurricane Sandy and many beautiful starry nights, we had a a successful year. Many thanks to our dedicated interns from East Stroudsburg University, Northampton Community College and University of Pennsylvania. We hope to see everyone out at the banding station next year.
2012: On 30 September, a small team of researchers met in the Rhododendron Swamp to set up the nets for owl banding. Three male Northern Saw-whet Owls became the first birds of the season when they wandered into the nets on the evening of October 6. In total, we banded 57 new northern saw-whet owls, and three eastern Screech Owls this season. In a season which comprised rainy nights, high winds, Hurricane Sandy and many beautiful starry nights, we had a a successful year. Many thanks to our dedicated interns from East Stroudsburg University, Northampton Community College and University of Pennsylvania. We hope to see everyone out at the banding station next year.
2011: We opened the nets on 9 October and found our first Northern Saw-whet Owl on the 11th. There was a great season of volunteers, interns, visitors, and a total of 21 Saw-whets. One of these was a foreign recapture that had been banded in N. Hadley, Massachussetts. We also had a visit by a grey phase Eastern Screech Owl. Thank you to Dan Zmoda, Doug Burton, Stephen and Terry Kloiber, Bekah Snyder, Dr. John Leiser and the students at Northampton County Community College for all of your help. Thank you to Skytop Lodge for hosting us for another season.
2010: This year we used radio tracking on several of the owls we caught. We trapped 82 individuals (one foreign recapture) this year.
2010: This year we used radio tracking on several of the owls we caught. We trapped 82 individuals (one foreign recapture) this year.
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LINKS:
- PARC publications
The Lunar Influence of the Fall Migration of Northern Saw-Whet Owls
- PARC presentation at the Wilson Ornithological Conference in Pittsburgh, PA!
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- PARC publications
The Lunar Influence of the Fall Migration of Northern Saw-Whet Owls
- PARC presentation at the Wilson Ornithological Conference in Pittsburgh, PA!
Download the file
