[va-richmond-general] update on Northern saw-whet owls in Powhatan

May be winding down, but have now caught 8 saw-whet owls in Powhatan since Nov. 
20th (including the 1st one that was a foreign recovery from Pennsylvania).  
Nearly had a ninth owl last night but it
managed to fly out of the net before I could get to it.  None of the seven I've 
banded were recaptured on subsequent nights, and half of the 8 owls captured 
were adults.  This experience would appear
to settle any question of whether saw-whets move through this area.  Based on 
the surprising success,  I plan to expand the operation next year, using more 
than two nets and starting about Nov.1st.

Bob Reilly

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