Hi All,

Dave, CONGRATS! on your find.  

For others on the list,

It would be great if we can keep tabs on her for the Audubon Miami
Valley Christmas Bird Count (12/18/04).  A quick glance at some
historical data for that count confirmed my suspicion that Northern
Saw-whet Owl has never been recorded for the CBC there so this would be
a very important record.

I don't know if another list subscriber can confirm this, but there is
usually a pre-dawn owl search for the Audubon Miami Valley CBC.  Other
owls reported in years past have included Eastern Screech Owls,
Long-eared Owls, Short-eared Owls, Great Horned Owls, Barred Owls, &
Barn Owls (from 1940's).  If someone else could provide information
about where & when to meet for the owl search that would be great.

Congrats again! 

Casey Tucker
Education Specialist
Audubon At Home
Audubon Ohio
692 N. High St., Suite 303
Columbus, Ohio 43215-1585 
Phone: (614) 224-3303 ext. 15
Fax: (614) 224-3305 
[log in to unmask]
www.audubonohio.org
 
CELEBRATE Audubon's CENTENNIAL 
I00 Years of Conservation 

-----Original Message-----
From: MU Ornithology Listserv (ZOO 408)
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Russell
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 1:09 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Northern Saw-whet Owl

We did it! We were successful last night in banding our first
Saw-whet!!!
Because it is so late in the year, I'm guessing this second year female
is
overwintering in the cedars below the dam.  She weighed 91.2 g with an
unflattened wing chord of 140 mm.
Dave