Owl Banding on Kelleys--October 23, 2009

Despite a day of heavy rain, sixteen attendees had spectacular weather for our owl banding field trip on Kelleys Island. We arrived at the banding site on Scheele Preserve at 7:00 pm. Tom Bartlett had already set up the nets and had an owl recording playing in the woods. On his first pass of the nets with ten Museum members, he found a Northern Saw-whet Owl! Watching Tom band this little owl made everyone's evening complete. The rest of the evening was slow, until around 10:00 pm when Tom called in an Eastern Screech Owl. This feisty little owl clamped onto Tom's hand for some stunning photos. What a memorable evening for all who attended.

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Eastern Screech Owl