Our owl of October 2013 is undoubtedly the Western Screech Owl, having so far, captured four of them and only two saw-whets. Screech Owls are resident birds, breeding on the Reserve and living here year round.
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| Guest with 5-year old Western Screech Owl |
They are likely curious about whooooo has come to their forest and are often incidentally caught in our nets when we are playing the saw-whet calls. We captured our first one last week, and then another 3 in one night! One female was a recapture who was originally banded in October, 2008. Recaptures relay great stories, such as a birds' age, she being at least 5 years old. Their memory also must be quite good, taking her a full five years to revisit her experience in the nets! Our grand total so far: 2 NSWO and 4 WESO. Where are the saw-whets?!
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