Had 5 (five) Saw-Whet owls this weekend at Powhatan WMA-one was a recapture from our Cumberland site originally banded one year ago to the day! Beautiful stars out and sounds of the night. This is turning out to be a very productive season throughout Virginia for NSWO banding.
Julie Kacmarcik
a few images from the morning...including a HY (hatch year) wing as evidenced by blacklight assessment.