Saturday, October 13, 2018

2018 NSWO MONITORING OFF TO A GREAT START!

Ken and banders Wyatt and Dawn, plus a great group of veteran and seasoned volunteers will be running the NSWO station at the BCCER again, for the 16th season! We had a training for new assistants to show the banding process, the data we collect, and the value of long term monitoring. Ken and Wyatt conducted their first banding on October 8 and were surprised with an evening of 10 new owls! Eight of the owls were hatched in 2018 (HY) and 2 were second year, SY, hatched in 2017.  It appears that it could be another great year for owl reproduction from this population of owls. If you want to learn about the owls, contact Program Director Ken Sobon, ksobon@thermalito.org.

The owls are curious and often look at you before take off.
Photo by Ken Sobon

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