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Saw Whet Migration Station (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by anon6789@lemmy.world to c/superbowl@lemmy.world

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From Owl Research Institute

Our Saw-whet Owl fall migration station got underway last week! We are back along the shores of Flathead Lake for our 3rd full season in this location.

After 5 nights of banding we have caught 21 owls! Some of these owls may be locals in this area and others may be migrating through. The data collected at this station is shared locally, regionally and nationally to better understand the movements of the Northern Saw-whet Owl.

All banding, marking and sampling is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the US Geological Survey's BBL.

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[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

I thought this was just pretty scenery at first, but then I detected the poles of some of the mist nets.

One of the many reasons permits are required to band birds is that purchase or possession of mist nets is illegal otherwise.

Mist nets are just about invisible to birds, and they can get hurt or killed if used improperly. They are also used for poaching and trafficking animals, hence the right restrictions.

Here's a mist net being set up.

You can see the fine netting which is near invisible at night. Properly set up nets will stop the bird and plop it down into the pouch along the bottom. Nets are checked very frequently to remove birds ASAP to minimize stress and chance of injury. They've got a lot of flying to do, and they need all their health and energy.

Birds average about a 20% loss of body mass in the few days it takes to migrate.